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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave 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  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz ? 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - ? -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external ? Mains
Current RX 20-160 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
? 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads ? 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 CRKITS-KN-Q000008 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080