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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

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  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) ?-? MHz -
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW  
RF-output ? ? 50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC TV-antenne -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 18 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 COMMANDER-000134-O HEATHKIT-DX-000060