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

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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-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)
? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? 95-140 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
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. ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN AOR-AR-008600 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C AOR-AR-002700