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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine 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  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 1/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 25-100 mA ?
TX - 0.8-1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
160 × 63 × 168 mm
(6.30 × 2.48 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 PRESIDENT-MC-008000-DSC