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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.001 kHz 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
2.4 / 6 kHz 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? RS232 port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI AOR-AR-003030 AOR-AR-003000AB