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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
0.1-2036 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-190 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1989 and 199x Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232 port CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 AOR-AR-003000AB AOR-AR-008200D