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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Spectrum Display
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 25-3000 MHz (minus cellular) 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
25-225 MHz: 0.6 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 0.35 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.35 µV
1700-2700 MHz: 0.6 µV
2700-3000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 2 µV
225-1700 MHz: 2 µV
? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range ? 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 11-16V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1.4 A Max 700 mA ?
TX ? Max 5.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1990 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 220 × 120 × 195 mm
(8.66 × 4.72 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Ultra-fast FFT search algorithms
Up to 10 MHz spectrum bandwidth
Waterfall display. 5" color TFT
RS-232C
? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-SR-002000 KENWOOD-TM-000531E TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)