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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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
? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms internal speaker 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type BNC
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC 8.4V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-130 mA
TX - 3.6 A max 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's. Scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 ICOM-IC-000490E ICOM-IC-000002A