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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
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  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-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
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 10-15V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 100 mA max ? 25-200 mA
TX - - 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 LOWE-HF-000250 YAESU-VX-000007R