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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 138-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 6/6 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 7-14V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 285 gr (10.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 ICOM-IC-P000002E ICOM-IC-T000007D