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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF 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  40m  20m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
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
? 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion Internal speaker 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW  
RF-output ? ? AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50-72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains
Current RX 100 mA max ? 60 W
TX - - 120 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE