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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-3000 MHz ? 0.04 - 32 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FSK   DMR   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
? 0.03 µV
Selectivity SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
? high IP3 (+29 dBm),
dynamic range (96 / 136 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? none (USB)

Transmitter

TX-range - 3-15.5 in 2 bands -
Modulations - - -
RF-output - ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external ? ?
Current RX 25-190 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
? 115 × 33 × 91 mm
(4.53 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna ? 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TXCO. MW bar aerial. RF preselection of mid VHF bands. Band scope. Noise limiter. RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8 ? sensitivity 0.04µV
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200-MK3 MILITARY-RT-000006 BONITO-RADIOJET-001102S