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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 25.615-29.205 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 25.615-29.205 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1.5 W or more 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) ? 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX 17 mA ? 25-190 mA
TX 400 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? ? 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000240 GALAXY-DX-002517 AOR-AR-008200D