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General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD 250 mW 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC from external supply 9 V DC or batteries 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries 950 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
200 scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002800 WHISTLER-WS001040 WHISTLER-WS001095