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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.0001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2040 MHz General coverage 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB < 0,5 uV
Selectivity ? ? 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? Max 400 W (AM: 100 W) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 50 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany
Dimensions ? ? 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
Weight ? ? 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK2 YAESU-FTDX-009000MP RFT-EKD-000300