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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 50 Hz - 1000 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions ? 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) RS232 port Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 AOR-AR-003000AB AOR-AR-ALPHA-B