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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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  2000m  13cm  9cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 160-170 / 410-412.5 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked) 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.5-2.2 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 132 × 32 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.26 × 5.75 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000330 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B RACAL-RA-006778C