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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF 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  None  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 152-174 MHz (XTAL or VFO) 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains Mains, batteries or 12 V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? 8.5 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
? 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 HEATHKIT-GR-000088 SONY-CRF-000150