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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF 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  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz - 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
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
? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz)
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 100 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX 100 mA max - Max 1.5 A
TX - ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1968 and 1973 Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 DRAKE-T-000004XB TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538)