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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF 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  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >90 dB! ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 0-100 W 5-45 W

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12-15V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A max 600 mA
TX - 20 A max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 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-232C. DSP DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) KENWOOD-TM-002550A