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HF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0-32 MHz 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 143.5-149 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM-sync   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
Selectivity ? ? More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 250 mW at 10% distortion 325 mW at 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) 143.5-149 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external) 8.4 V DC NiCd
Current RX Max 1 A 13/35 mA (save/stby) 25-180 mA
TX - Max 950 mA 750-375 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 238 × 77 × 191 mm
(9.37 × 3.03 × 7.52 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007030+ SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX TEN-TEC-002591