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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C.
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 25-550 MHz 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz
Audio output 100 mW ? 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 300 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal
Current RX 80-100 mA ? 1 A max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A.
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
? 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 70 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 AOR-AR-002001 DRAKE-SW000008