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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  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 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   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 - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type 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 ? 1 A ?
TX - Max 10.5 A 3.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile 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-000481H ICOM-IC-000490E