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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations All mode   AM-sync   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 1 A 80-150 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features AFC and NB. Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS 23 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000+3 ICOM-IC-P000007A SAILOR-R000105