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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 60-90 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 800-999 MHz 6m 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM µVHF: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM µVHF: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 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 ? ? 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 Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFG455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 6m -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan, by AOR (discontinued) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 152 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.98 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
? 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS232 port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000400 GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-IV AOR-AR-003000AB