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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2040 MHz - 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - ? -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? - Max 500 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
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 COLLINS-000399C-1 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225