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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 p.p.m. (0 to 60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2040 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 25µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 1µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.9µV
SSB/CW:
0.15-1.5 MHz: 0.9µV
1.5-1000 MHz: 0.3µV
1-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
N-FM:
150 kHz-1.5 GHz: 0.4µV
W-FM:
0.15-30 MHz: -
30-1000 MHz: 1.0µV
1-1.5 GHz: 1.0µV

AM / SSB / CW: 10dB S/N
N-FM / W-FM: 12dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM: 6 kHz @ 6dB
N-FM: 15 kHz @ 6dB
W-FM: 230 kHz @ 6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65dB ?
Audio output ? 0.2W (8 ohm load) external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Clamps / screws + TV-antenne
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 8000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) RS-232 computer interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK2 WINRADIO-WR-001500E HEATHKIT-RA-000001