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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 136-174 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   FM   AFSK   USB  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 65 dB typical 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
2305 kHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB typical 60 dB
Audio output ? 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) 1 W into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations - FM   AFSK   USB  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 5.5 W 200 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2 V DC ?
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 20-250 mA ?
TX - 0.7-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 107 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA ICOM-IC-V000008 HEATHKIT-HW-000032