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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 160-10m 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz ?
Image rejection ? >60dB ?
Audio output ? 3W (10% distortion) 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX Max 1.5 A 70W max ?
TX - 320W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 220 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1500 channels in 15 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 3.1" color LCD. Spectrum display, RS232C, DSP & IR remote controller. ? Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007000 NEC-CQ-000110 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT