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Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ?
Receiver system 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output > 2W at 8Ω load 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
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Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002300 YAESU-FT-000080C