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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
0.2 µV 10 dB
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)
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Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
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: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD 2W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-6 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 3-15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 70-400 mA 500mA 700 mA
TX - - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 100 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. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX CHINESE-KN-000850