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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  ?
Freq. stability ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked) 1.7-4.5 / 4.5-12.6 / 12.6-32 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   CW  
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
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
≤ 2 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
? 10 kHz @ -25 dB without crystal filter
400 Hz with crystal filter
Filters 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ? Optional 400 Hz crystal filter
Receiver system 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
? 1st: 1600 kHz
2nd: 450 kz
Image rejection > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ? 45 / 60 / 90 dB
Audio output > 2W at 8Ω load ? 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical 1.5-2.2 A 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 2006 and 200x Between 1947 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 14.97 kg (33.0 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
BFO
Noise limiter
AVC
Standby switch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002300 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B EDDYSTONE-000640