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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/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  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 118-999 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? Max 3.5 A
TX - Max 12 A Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2000 and 2002 Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Twin RX IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 ICOM-IC-002800H ICOM-IC-000756-PRO