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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Communications Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 118-136 / 138-164 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 5 tubes X-TAL Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) Li-Ion
Current RX ? 30-100 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1984 and 198x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-SD card
Digimode autodetect
IPX5 water resistant

Support for the following digital modes:
- Alinco (GMSK - AMBE)
- Apco P25 (C4FM - IMBE)
- D-Star (GMSK - AMBE)
- DCR/NXDN (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- DMR/MotoTRBO (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- dPMR (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Yaesu (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Tetra (DMO - only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C 20-0104 AOR-AR-DV000010