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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz Better than 50 dB
Audio output 100 mW 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 80-100 mA 1 A max 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX - - 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 DRAKE-SW000008 KENWOOD-TS-000520S