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

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  2m  70cm  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  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.6V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2 A max 1.5-2.2 A
TX - 8 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 HYTERA-TM-000600 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B