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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  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 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 136-174 / 420-470 MHz 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
? Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 10 / 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 11-16V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 300~500mA Max 1.2 A 85 VA max
TX - Max 8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
9K6 packet ready
RS-232
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 DRAKE-TR000270 EDDYSTONE-000830/7