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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 0.05 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
3 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
455 (AM) / 450 (SW) kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or internal 10.8-16V DC Mains or 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries)
Current RX ? 70-400 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 68 × 38 × 162 mm
(2.68 × 1.50 × 6.38 in)
155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 453 gr (16.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 550 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. Clock & Timer Functions / Sleep Timer / Backlight Mode Options Selectable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000280 AOR-AR-008600-MK2 TECSUN-PL-000350