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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C ?
Tuning steps ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2040 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)
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Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 600 mA max ?
TX - 6.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x Between 1931 and 1932 in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
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Weight ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK2 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II HAMMARLUND-COMET