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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 11-16V DC 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6)
Current RX Max 600 mA Max 700 mA ?
TX Max 12 A Max 5.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E KENWOOD-TM-000531E AOR-AR-000900