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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   DV  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   DV  
RF-output ? High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 2 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 20-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.7 A Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 KENWOOD-TH-000205E KENWOOD-TMW-000706S