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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 40 m (7 MHz)
Modulations All mode   AM   W-FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 70-400 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx Between 2005 and 20xx in Switzerland
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
240 × 120 × 210 mm
(9.45 × 4.72 × 8.27 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. ? Bandpass tuning
PLL Synthesizer (MC145151) Premix
FFT Analyzer (Atmega 8)
64 × 128 pixels display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 STAMPFL-QSD-DSP-RX