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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
40m SSB Transceiver

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  ? 40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ~ 100 Hz per half hour
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 5.9-8 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7.0-7.3 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 8-9 W (@ 13.8 V DC)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells 10-15 V DC
Current RX 100 mA max 36-180 mA 50-60 mA
TX - - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
88 × 38 × 124 mm
(3.46 × 1.50 × 4.88 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Sidetone: 700 Hz
Keyer: 5-40 wpm adjustable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 EDDYSTONE-EC000010 YOUKITS-SK-000001A