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Desktop 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 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 0.5-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12V DC or Mains Mains
Current RX ~200 mA Max 30 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between USA and USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 COLLINS-000095S-1A COLLINS-R-000391