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

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  ?
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 100 mA max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1972 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Solid state
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 GALAXY-R-001530