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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld DSP 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  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3 μV
MW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV / m
LW (S / N = 26dB) < 5mV / m
SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20 μV
SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 3 μV
Selectivity ? ? FM > 35 dB (± 200kHz)
MW / LW > 40 dB (± 9kHz)
SW > 40 dB (± 5kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single / double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 450 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 3.7 v Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 483 × 135 × 470 mm
(19.02 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 650 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication 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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 RACAL-RA-006793A TECSUN-PL-000880