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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 531-1602 kHz / 5.95-15.60 / 7.10-7.30 / 9.50-9.90 / 11.65-12.05 / 15.10-15.60 MHz
87.5-108 MHz
0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM < 10 μV
MW < 3 mV/m
SW < 50 μV
AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne PLL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ф57mm 16Ω 0.3W 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries 3×AA batteries 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
130 × 80 × 30 mm
(5.12 × 3.15 × 1.18 in)
217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) 190 gr (6.7 oz) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control Clock
Alarm
Sleep timer
AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) TECSUN-PL-000737 AOR-AR-005000A