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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Spectrum Display
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz)

Receiver

RX-range 25-3000 MHz (minus cellular) 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.009-6000 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
25-225 MHz: 0.6 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 0.35 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.35 µV
1700-2700 MHz: 0.6 µV
2700-3000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 2 µV
225-1700 MHz: 2 µV
FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion Down converter (3150-6000 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 11-16V DC 10-16 V DC
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? 200 - 1500 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1985 and 199x Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 220 × 120 × 195 mm
(8.66 × 4.72 × 7.68 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Ultra-fast FFT search algorithms
Up to 10 MHz spectrum bandwidth
Waterfall display. 5" color TFT
RS-232C
? CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-SR-002000 AOR-AR-002500 AOR-AR-006000