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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Power Supply with clock/timer

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
10-160 m + CB and WWV ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
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
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m ?
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.5V DC Mains in / 13.8 V DC out
Current RX 1 A Max 1.1 A ?
TX - Max 21 A 3.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 197x and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
180 × 100 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 YAESU-FT-000301 KENWOOD-PS-000005