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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 10/7 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ?
TX 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX RS232 port
Accessories ? ?
MPN STANDARD-FTM-000010S AOR-AR-003000AB