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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 0.85-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
?
Filters ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 watts into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external 12V DC / 10 AA cells 5 V DC (via USB)
Current RX 20-160 mA 350-800 mA 320 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 PALSTAR-RC000030A CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004