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Handheld VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz)

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.009-6000 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion Down converter (3150-6000 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SMA N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 10-16 V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA 20-150 mA 200 - 1500 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2008 and 200x Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 AOR-AR-MINI AOR-AR-006000