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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

Current value
USD 143 ~ USD 265 (similar rigs)
USD 8,452 ~ USD 9,129
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
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  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF DSP
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 100 VA max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 2006 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA ICOM-IC-R009500