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Handheld VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection 50 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 13.8V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 100 W
TX - - 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 20-195 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A