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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual VHF Power Meter
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  4m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz N/A 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 50-175 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-175 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations - All mode   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? ? 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells ? 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 HEATHKIT-HM-002141 Alinco DJ-MD40