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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-3000 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output - ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/120 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 4.8V DC Mains
Current RX 25-190 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1999 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
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Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 325 gr (11.5 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK3 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000200 YAESU-FTDX-000570