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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Video Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz 900-2800 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
3 µV ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 1 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries) 4.8-6 V DC / 4 × AA
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 453 gr (16.0 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 2.5 inch color LCD screen
USB
SD-card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 TECSUN-PL-000450 AOR-AR-STV