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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz 25-87.2625 / 108-137 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
HF/VHF: 0.3-0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external
Current RX ? 1.5-2.2 A 110-310 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions ? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
"Close call" RF capture technology on later versions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 AOR-AR-ALPHA UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000092XLT