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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-3000 MHz 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V)

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Separate PSU 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan (never in production) Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? ? 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-SR-001030 HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX SANTEC-LS-000202A