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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF 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  ? 2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 10-15V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) RS-232 Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 LOWE-HF-000250 ALINCO-DJ-G000007E