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

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  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 0.01-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby Max 2 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 DRAKE-R-000077 LOWE-HF-000225