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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

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  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 500 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 3300 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 10 - 40 kHz
CW: 22.3µV
40 - 100 kHz
CW: 1.5µV
AM: 4.5µV
100 kHz - 2 MHz
AM: 2.5µV
2 - 40 MHz
CW: 0.7µV
SSB: 0.7µV
AM: 1.5µV
FM: 0.9µV
40 MHz - 1 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
1 - 2.5 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.40µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
2.5 - 3.3 GHz
CW: 0.35µV
SSB: 0.35µV
AM: 0.90µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV

CW/SSB/AM: 10dB S/N
FM/W-FM: 12dB SINAD
HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 0.5 kHz: 0.5 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 2 kHz (-60dB)
3 kHz: 3 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 6 kHz (-60dB)
9 kHz: 9 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 30 kHz (-60dB)
15 kHz: 15 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 40 kHz (-60dB)
30 kHz: 30 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 70 kHz (-60dB)
110 kHz: 110 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 450 kHz (-60dB)
220 kHz: 220 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 600 kHz (-60dB)
300 kHz: 300 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 900 kHz (-60dB)
HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne DSP / Single / Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) 0.8 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
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Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ONE COMMRADIO-CR-000001 SAMCOM-CP-000700