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

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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) - 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
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)
? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) 0-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby - 2 A
TX - ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
? 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 62 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. ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 COLLINS-000032V-2 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)