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Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25 MHz - 3 GHz 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!) 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 - 16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 500 mA 1 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN AOR-SR-002200 AOR-AR-005000A