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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld 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  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 25-550 MHz 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 13.8V DC 5.5-15V DC
Current RX 100 mA max ? 11-150 mA
TX - - Max 900 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 55 × 139 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.26 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-10
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 49 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 AOR-AR-002001 YAESU-FT-000911