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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular) 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 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
530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB 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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50-80Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? 25-190 mA 750 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2012 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 AOR-AR-008200D AOR-AR-DV000001