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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 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
SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >70 dB 80 dB
Audio output ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 300~500mA ? 1.2 A
TX - - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 120 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 4.72 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features RS232 port ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000A AOR-AR-003030 KENWOOD-TK-000090