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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Spectrum Display
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-3000 MHz (minus cellular) 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
25-225 MHz: 0.6 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 0.35 µV
225-1700 MHz: 0.35 µV
1700-2700 MHz: 0.6 µV
2700-3000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-225 MHz: 2 µV
225-1700 MHz: 2 µV
<1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range ? 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 30-40 W 12 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 35-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 220 × 120 × 195 mm
(8.66 × 4.72 × 7.68 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Ultra-fast FFT search algorithms
Up to 10 MHz spectrum bandwidth
Waterfall display. 5" color TFT
RS-232C
Full QSK AM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-SR-002000 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) COBRA-000148-GT-LST