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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF 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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.150-30 MHz MW: 520-1800 kHz
SW: 5.66-12.62 MHz FM: 85-110 MHz
WX: 162.400-162.55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 13.8V DC 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX 100 mA max 1.2 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
148 × 181 × 58 mm
(5.83 × 7.13 × 2.28 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bluetooth
Hand-crank + solar powered
S.A.M.E. + NOAA weather alerts
Rugged1 and IPX4 splashproof
Bright LED flashlight, red emergency beacon
Ambient light with dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 KENWOOD-TS-000430S ETÓN-FRX000005-BT