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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? 7 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 12V DC or Mains Mains
Current RX 70-400 mA Max 30 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 1963 and 1966 in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 COLLINS-000095S-1A LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A