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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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  2000m  13cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C) ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 500 kHz ? 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 3300 MHz 118-174 MHz 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
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
AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
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)
? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
Filters ? ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) ? > 2W at 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 140-150 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 2 A max Max 0.6 A 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical
TX - Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
138 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.43 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 20 channels in 2 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
CTCSS encoder CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ONE AZDEN-PCS-007000H AOR-AR-002300