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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for 6 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion 600 mW into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 118-136.975 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   -
RF-output ? 1.5-5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12-15 V DC Mains
Current RX ~200 mA 400 mA typical ?
TX - 900 mA max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 1931 and 1932 in USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 ICOM-IC-A000021 HAMMARLUND-COMET