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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave 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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
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)
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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)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1949 and 1951 in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ?
Usage 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. BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072