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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF 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  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 1-30 MHz 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity ? A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 5% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 75 / 2000Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 13.8 V DC / Mains
Current RX ? 100W approx. ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight ? 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 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) Automatic Volume Control 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 RACAL-RA-000117 SBE-SENTINEL-VI