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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  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ±2ppm
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 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   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   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
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
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
12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 10-15V DC 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 2.80 kg (6.2 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 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 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 LOWE-HF-000250 WOUXUN-KG-000699E