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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-54.5 MHz in five bands 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
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: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 7 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 80-100 mA ? 0.5 A
TX - - 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
? 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NB, RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000053 YAESU-FT-000480R