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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
3 Band QRP CW kit

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  ? 20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 7-16 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW  
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
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
IF-DDS: 60 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.3 MHz
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 10-15V DC 9-16 V DC
Current RX 100 mA max ? 120-130 mA
TX - - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
120 × 51 × 103 mm
(4.72 × 2.01 × 4.06 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 420 gr (14.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 LOWE-HF-000250 YOUKITS-EK-000001A