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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz 100 kHz - 4.2 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 150 kHz - 4.2 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   USB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? 400 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 24 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX - 28 A max. 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 199x Between 198x and 19xx Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
? 58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002500 SKANTI-TRP-006000 ICOM-ID-000051E