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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   AM   CW   FSK  
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
? 6 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ? Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 125Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A ? 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 198x and 198x Between 1951 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
? 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 24 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
? Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA ZODIAC-CONTACT-000024 COLLINS-R-000389/URR