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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 50 W (input), FM: 75 W (input), SSB: 100 W (PEP input), CW: 100 W (input) High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 30/200 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 100 mA max - Max 700 mA
TX - ? Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 GONSET-GSB-000100 KENWOOD-TM-000231A