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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 60-90 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 800-999 MHz 80-10 m 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM µVHF: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM µVHF: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? optional CW filter ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFG455E
? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external ? 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan, by AOR (discontinued) Between 196x and 1970 Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 152 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.98 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000400 SBE-SB-000036 ALINCO-DX-R000008