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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 68-88 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5×LR6 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX 300~500mA ? 1.5 A max
TX - - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 120 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 4.72 in)
? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS232 port ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN AOR-AR-003000A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000050-(OLDER) SEA-000235