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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile 2m FM-transceiver

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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   FM  
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)
? ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains (AC or DC) 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply)
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? 0.7 A
TX - - 2.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies)
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
327 × 178 × 235 mm
(12.87 × 7.01 × 9.25 in)
210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second None None
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. Bandspread ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038E HEATHKIT-HW-002036