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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
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Selectivity ? ? 250 Hz
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
110 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW 2W 1.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 12V DC Mains
Current RX 80-100 mA 500mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX EDDYSTONE-000400B