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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? ?
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 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP