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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 118-136 / 138-164 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF X-TAL
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA)
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 30-100 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1984 and 198x
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
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Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
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Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA 20-0104