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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m 138-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 350/350 mW

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external Mains 6-16V DC (7.2V DC nominal)
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 17-100 mA
TX - ? Max 1.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
? 55 × 157 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 6.18 × 1.22 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) Batteries & antenna included
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VICEROY-MARK-III STANDARD-C-000528