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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  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 ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - 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 Triple conversion 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 ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 27.60125-27.99125 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries ? 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
? 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control AM 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 AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) MIDLAND-002001T AOR-AR-005001D