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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ?
Tuning steps ? Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-3000 MHz 0.2-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
(at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. ?
Selectivity SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (?) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external Mains or 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX 25-190 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
?
Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) None 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
6 crystal controlled channels, probably in the 2m band
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK3 COLLINS-000451S-1 LOWE-REC-001420C