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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  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 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters ? ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) SO-239 + N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D + 2R6/AA) ? 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 293 × 160 × 60 mm
(11.54 × 6.30 × 2.36 in)
460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs) 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock. RF gain BFO CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? LS-3 external speaker ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000803 MILITARY-BC-000344 AOR-AR-005001D