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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz 9 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz FM 87.5-108 MHz
MW 531-1602 kHz
SW1 2.300-7.800 MHz
SW2 9.100-26.10 MHz
0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
FM < 10 μV
MW < 3 mV/m
SW < 50 μV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion PLL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion ф57mm 16Ω 0.3W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3×AA batteries 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-190 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
145 × 90 × 30 mm
(5.71 × 3.54 × 1.18 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port Clock
Alarm
Sleep timer
CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000AB TECSUN-PL-000757A AOR-AR-008200D