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

General

HAM bands 6m  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  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±3 ppm 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 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
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Selectivity AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 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)
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Filters 2 / 4 kHz 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
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Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CW-filter options
Clock Timer
Dimmer
Noise Blanker
Notch Filter
Passband Tuning
RS232
RTTY demodulator
Scan/Sweep
Tone Control
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
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000525 AOR-AR-005001D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000215