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HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyser | Digital

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 ? ? ?
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 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 1.8-170 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   All mode  
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
For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 15 V DC (10×AA Ni-Cad cells)
Current RX 100 mA max ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
100 × 50 × 172 mm
(3.94 × 1.97 × 6.77 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 RCA-AR000088LF MFJ-000259B