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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver | 5.5 watt

General

HAM bands None  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz) 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 75-88 / 380-420 MHz 0.009-6000 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz) 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.25 μV typ. (at 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion Down converter (3150-6000 MHz) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 800mW (internal)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5.5 / 2.0 / 0.5W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne N-type SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 10-16 V DC 7.5V DC
Current RX ? 200 - 1500 mA 77-300 mA
TX - - 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 120 × 65 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 2.56 × 7.48 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
52 × 112 × 22 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 0.87 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with BP-278
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
IP67 waterproofing
MIL-STD810
10.5 hours of operation
8 chars alphanumeric display
CTCSS / DTCS
DTMF
Inversion Voice Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000168 AOR-AR-006000 ICOM-IC-V000088