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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
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
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Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
2.4 / 6 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m / 6m / 2m
Modulations - - AM   CW  
RF-output ? ? 50 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 450Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells Mains
Current RX 20-150 mA ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1948 and 194x in USA
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI AOR-AR-003030 HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050A