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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop 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  2000m  13cm  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
? ?
Filters 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ? ?
Receiver system DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.7-16 V DC ?V DC ?
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
? ?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ? 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005001D KENWOOD-TH-000021A HY-GAIN-VIII-(003078)