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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop 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 ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB)
Receiver system Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells
Current RX 100 mA max 36-180 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 EDDYSTONE-EC000010