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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F.
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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)
? 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
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)
? 2.4 / 6 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? >70 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells
Current RX 300~500mA Max 1.5 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
220 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 1500 channels in 15 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
3.1" color LCD. Spectrum display, RS232C, DSP & IR remote controller. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 AOR-AR-007000 AOR-AR-003030