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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 4-12 / 30-50 / 88-108 / 147-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) ?
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) ?V DC
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 30-130 mA ?
TX - Max 2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA KENWOOD-TH-000255A LAFAYETTE-GUARDIAN-005000