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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz 2-29.9999 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations All mode   AM-sync   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output ? 20 mW max 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-29.9999 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? 20 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 20-32V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX 1 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC and NB. ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000+3 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D