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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
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
? ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Software defined (SDR)
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SMA
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
? ?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
Enhanced dynamic memory system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SDS000100