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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Communications 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 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular) 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   N-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 ? 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 ? 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 ? ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 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 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 200 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 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 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 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 HANDIC-000060 AOR-AR-008200D AOR-AR-DV000001