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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

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 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 66-88 / 137-174 / 406-512Mhz (UK)
29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations All mode   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external 11-16V DC 7.5VDC (5 x AA Batteries), 6.0VDC (5 x AA Rechargeable) or AC Adapter
Current RX 20-160 mA Max 700 mA ?
TX - Max 5.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
67 × 178 × 35 mm
(2.64 × 7.01 × 1.38 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 298 gr (10.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 KENWOOD-TM-000531E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000041