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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
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 Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz VHF marine channels
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz 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
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Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz 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
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Filters ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 735 kHz 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
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Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) > 2W at 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - VHF marine channels
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SMA
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
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Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Optional S-meter CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
Waterproof (IPX8 standard)
ATIS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF AOR-AR-002300 PRESIDENT-PM-002000-WP