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

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 146-148 / 440-450 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 146-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 300~500mA 700 mA Max 2.8
TX - Max 9.5 A Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C Twin RX Twin VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000 KENWOOD-TM-000721A YAESU-FT-001000MP