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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
External Speaker

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  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.0 ppm ?
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 0.5-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   -
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)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX 100 mA max 1.2 A -
TX - 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2004 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
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Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 ALINCO-DX-000801 ICOM-SP-000038