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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN AOR-AR-003030 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040A ALINCO-DR-000735E