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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
Filters ? ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent
Receiver system ? ? 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz
Audio output ? 210 mW > 2W at 8Ω load

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 12V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 220 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 1500 channels in 15 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 3.1" color LCD. Spectrum display, RS232C, DSP & IR remote controller. Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT AOR-AR-002300