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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver
430 MHz All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2000m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands) 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   FSK   AM   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
6 µV ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes) Double/triple conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W (AM: 4W)

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 125Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells Mains (115/230 V AC) 12V DC
Current RX ? 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1951 and 19xx in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet 10 crystal controlled channels
optional R-707PS Power supply / speaker unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 COLLINS-R-000389/URR BELCOM-LS-000707