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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 7 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries 13.8V DC 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) ? 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control ? Built-in clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) ICOM-IC-000751 PHILIPS-D-002999PLL