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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld 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  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 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 0.01-3500 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 6LR6 or 9V DC
Current RX ? 1.5-2.2 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) Batteries and antenna not included
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
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) Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 AOR-AR-ALPHA RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000044