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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

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  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.1-3000 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 10.8-16V DC Mains
Current RX 100 mA max Max 1.5 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan (never in production) Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 AOR-SR-001030 HEATHKIT-SB-000221