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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM SDR, Direct Sampling SDR 245.76Msps – 16 bit
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
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Image rejection 50 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 300~500mA 1.7 A
TX - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008600M