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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
144-146 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.5-10 W High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX 1 A ? 16-250 mA
TX - ? Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 ICOM-IC-000210 ICOM-IC-T000008A