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

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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 10cm internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external 11-15V DC Mains
Current RX 20-160 mA 0.9 A ?
TX - 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 ELECRAFT-K000003 STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND