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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld 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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-60 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
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)
≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
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
± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne Double 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
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 8.4V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby Max 3.5 A 20-130 mA
TX - Max 23 A 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 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. 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-000756-PRO ICOM-IC-000002A