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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile CB 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  2000m  13cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C) ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 500 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 3300 MHz ? 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
Sensitivity 10 - 40 kHz
CW: 22.3µV
40 - 100 kHz
CW: 1.5µV
AM: 4.5µV
100 kHz - 2 MHz
AM: 2.5µV
2 - 40 MHz
CW: 0.7µV
SSB: 0.7µV
AM: 1.5µV
FM: 0.9µV
40 MHz - 1 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
1 - 2.5 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.40µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
2.5 - 3.3 GHz
CW: 0.35µV
SSB: 0.35µV
AM: 0.90µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV

CW/SSB/AM: 10dB S/N
FM/W-FM: 12dB SINAD
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 0.5 kHz: 0.5 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 2 kHz (-60dB)
3 kHz: 3 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 6 kHz (-60dB)
9 kHz: 9 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 30 kHz (-60dB)
15 kHz: 15 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 40 kHz (-60dB)
30 kHz: 30 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 70 kHz (-60dB)
110 kHz: 110 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 450 kHz (-60dB)
220 kHz: 220 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 600 kHz (-60dB)
300 kHz: 300 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 900 kHz (-60dB)
? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 600 W output with 100 W drive 4 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
? PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ONE HEATHKIT-SB-000200 SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM