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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
2 meter 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  11m (CB)  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 26-32 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   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
? 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? ? 16 kHz @ -6 dB
32 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-32 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 25 W 15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external ? 13.6 V DC
Current RX 100 mA max ? 180-800 mA
TX - ? 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 64 × 140 × 190 mm
(2.52 × 5.51 × 7.48 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 CRT-HERCULE-B-002950F REGENCY-HR-000002B