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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz 25 kHz 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 156.050 - 163.275 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? 12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB) FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range - 156.025 - 157.425 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output ? 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX 300~500mA 330 mA 48-310 mA
TX - 1.6 A max 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 335 gr (11.8 oz) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000 STANDARD-HX000851 KENWOOD-TH-D000074