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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 3.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 4 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-000271H ICOM-IC-000490E