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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-3000 MHz - 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 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
? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity 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
? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   DSB   -
RF-output - 60 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external Mains 10-15V DC
Current RX 25-190 mA - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
? 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) None 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK3 HAMMARLUND-HX-000500 LOWE-HF-000250E