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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 136-174 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-797 / 806-869 / 894-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) VHF Low: 0.2 μV
VHF Aircraft (20 dBq AM): 0.5 μV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 μV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.5 μV
UHF Low 300-406MHz: 0.6 μV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 μV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.4 μV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 μV
FM 12dB SINAD unless otherwise noted
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC 2×AA or mains
Current RX 20-150 mA Max 0.5 A 120 mA max
TX - Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
60 × 127 × 27 mm
(2.36 × 5.00 × 1.06 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 190 gr (6.7 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 75 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. PLL IC: PLL2001 USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI ICOM-IC-000229A GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000700