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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 11-16V DC ?
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1985 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
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Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 AOR-AR-002500 KENWOOD-TK-000830