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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF 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  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 11-16V DC
Current RX 100 mA max Max 700 mA
TX - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 KENWOOD-TM-000231A