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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
-55dB @ ±25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 100 mW 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V)
Current RX 80-100 mA 2 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 198x and 199x Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 KENWOOD-TS-000450S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT