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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) Mains
Current RX Max 130 mA 80-150 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 196x and 196x in Japan
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 25 bank(s) 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000016 ICOM-IC-E000007 KENWOOD-000009R-59DE