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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-80 m 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 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 ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz 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 direct conversion 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 ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 30-40 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 130 × 180 × 60 mm
(5.12 × 7.09 × 2.36 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight ? 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK 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 ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-001600-MKII TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) AOR-AR-005001D