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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations All mode   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥60dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
-
Modulations - N-FM   W-FM   -
RF-output ? 4W or less ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX 20-160 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
54.2 × 108 × 37.4 mm
(2.13 × 4.25 × 1.47 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads 273 gr (9.6 oz) including battery ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 PUXING-PX-000999 HEATHKIT-GR-000078