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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-3000 MHz 77.5-80 MHz (410-412.5 MHz Hi band converter option: DLS-410) 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output - ? Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

Antenna BNC TV-antenne SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 25-190 mA ? 3 A max
TX - - 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Sweden Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK3 DLS-000160 KENWOOD-TS-000890S