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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Triple-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 70-108 / 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   DMR   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
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Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
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Image rejection 50 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 500 mW @ 3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   DMR   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W 0.5 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion) ?
Current RX 300~500mA ? ?
TX - ? 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2012 and 201x Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
100 × 52 × 32 mm
(3.94 × 2.05 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery 250 gr (8.8 oz) incl. battery + antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
IP 57 Dual band / dual display / dual standby
FM radio (25 memory channels)
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift
Tri-color backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300 BOLDOM-BD-F000008