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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
26-88 / 108-180 / 380-514 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 280 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 7.5-16V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? 50 mA ?
TX - 1.3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
203 × 89 × 229 mm
(7.99 × 3.50 × 9.02 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E J.I.L.-SX-000200