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

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)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 0.54-20 MHz in five bands
(0.54-1.16 / 1.16-2.5 / 2.5-5 / 5-10 / 10-20 MHz)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external Separate PSU 13.5 V DC
Current RX 20-160 mA ? 2 A
TX - - 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-X YAESU-FT-000757GX