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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 2.3-23 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW  
Sensitivity ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation) ?
Selectivity ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries Mains 1250 mAh lithium battery
Current RX ? 35 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 1966 Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
190 × 90 × 21 mm
(7.48 × 3.54 × 0.83 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 248 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Dual speakers
MP3/WAV recording
Built-in micro-SD slot (16GB max)
USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075 GRUNDIG-G000002-REPORTER