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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld AirBand Receiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands ? None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 108-142 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db) ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 60 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 3LR6 or external 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 207 gr (7.3 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 YUPITERU-VT-000125 HEATHKIT-SB-000630