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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Video Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 900-2800 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm -
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 4.8-6 V DC / 4 × AA
Current RX 1 A Squelched 2.6 A 500 mA
TX - Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 2000 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
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Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. 2.5 inch color LCD screen
USB
SD-card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 KENWOOD-TS-002000X AOR-AR-STV