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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2ppm
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 13.8V DC 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2000 and 2005 Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. DSP Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V WOUXUN-KG-000699E