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

General

Current value
USD 120 ~ USD 222 (similar rigs)
USD 143 ~ USD 265 (similar rigs)
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
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  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 76-82 / 407-413 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
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
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 130 × 35 × 150 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 5.91 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 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)
Accessories ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000317 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B