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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 60-90 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 800-999 MHz 10-80 m 40 m (7 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM µVHF: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM µVHF: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFG455E
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan, by AOR (discontinued) Between 197x and 19xx Between 2005 and 20xx in Switzerland
Dimensions 152 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.98 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
? 240 × 120 × 210 mm
(9.45 × 4.72 × 8.27 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandpass tuning
PLL Synthesizer (MC145151) Premix
FFT Analyzer (Atmega 8)
64 × 128 pixels display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000400 HEATHKIT-SB-000104A STAMPFL-QSD-DSP-RX