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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.1-3000 MHz 3.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
? 60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 10.8-16V DC Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX 20-150 mA Max 1.5 A 25 W
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan (never in production) Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
? ?
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI AOR-SR-001030 HEATHKIT-SB-000614