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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz
Audio output ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 11-16 V DC from external supply 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6)
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX Max 3.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 199x Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 138 × 31 × 178 mm
(5.43 × 1.22 × 7.01 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 100 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-008900 AOR-AR-002800 AOR-AR-000900