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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W High: 2 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC ?V DC ?V DC
Current RX 70-400 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 KENWOOD-TH-000078E KENWOOD-TR-002400