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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
HF Variable Frequency Oscillator

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 300 mA -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
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Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 AKD-HF000003 HEATHKIT-VF-000001