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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 250 Hz 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 110 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW 1.5 W 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 80-100 mA ? 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 EDDYSTONE-000400B EDDYSTONE-000730/8