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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Communications receiver

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 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.015-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity 1 µV 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 1 / 3 / 8 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W into 8 ohms 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 VAC or 200-250 VAC) 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? 750 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 178 × 413 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.26 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001772 AOR-AR-DV000001