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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave 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  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 29-29.7 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW  
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 - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10 m -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
158 × 66 × 246 mm
(6.22 × 2.60 × 9.69 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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. ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 AZDEN-PCS-002800Z LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)