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HF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0-32 MHz 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-470 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? VHF Mid band: 0.5 µV
AIRCRAFT band: 1 µV
VHF High band: 0.5 µV
UHF band: 1 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? -6 dB ±9 kHz
-50 dB ±15 kHz
CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? 2 W max Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6m
Modulations - - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX Max 1 A ? 1.5A
TX - - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 238 × 77 × 191 mm
(9.37 × 3.03 × 7.52 in)
260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007030 HANDIC-000050 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A