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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

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  2000m  13cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C) ? -
Tuning steps 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, 500 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 3300 MHz 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 10 - 40 kHz
CW: 22.3µV
40 - 100 kHz
CW: 1.5µV
AM: 4.5µV
100 kHz - 2 MHz
AM: 2.5µV
2 - 40 MHz
CW: 0.7µV
SSB: 0.7µV
AM: 1.5µV
FM: 0.9µV
40 MHz - 1 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
1 - 2.5 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.40µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
2.5 - 3.3 GHz
CW: 0.35µV
SSB: 0.35µV
AM: 0.90µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV

CW/SSB/AM: 10dB S/N
FM/W-FM: 12dB SINAD
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Selectivity 0.5 kHz: 0.5 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 2 kHz (-60dB)
3 kHz: 3 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 6 kHz (-60dB)
9 kHz: 9 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 30 kHz (-60dB)
15 kHz: 15 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 40 kHz (-60dB)
30 kHz: 30 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 70 kHz (-60dB)
110 kHz: 110 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 450 kHz (-60dB)
220 kHz: 220 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 600 kHz (-60dB)
300 kHz: 300 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 900 kHz (-60dB)
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains None
Current RX 2 A max ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
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Accessories ? ? -
MPN AOR-AR-ONE HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040A HEATHKIT-HM-000015