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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 300~500mA ? 95-140 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN AOR-AR-003000 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C AOR-AR-002700