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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-3000 MHz (minus cellular) 0.03-30 MHz 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
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
FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions 220 × 120 × 195 mm
(8.66 × 4.72 × 7.68 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-SR-002000 AOR-AR-003030 AOR-AR-002500