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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF 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  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 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) Twin RX Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 ICOM-IC-000775 ALINCO-DJ-G000007E