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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations All mode   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 1/10 W 400 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8 V DC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX 70-400 mA 600 mA 0.9 A
TX - 3.4 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 HEATHKIT-HW-000024 SAILOR-T002031