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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz - 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? Built-in

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m / 2 m
48.9-54 / 143.7-148.3 MHz
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Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? AM/CW: 65/74 W (120/140 W input) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-72Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external Mains Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX 80-100 mA - ?
TX - 120-400 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
422 × 257 × 254 mm
(16.61 × 10.12 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in VFO
Extensive RF shielding
11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 HEATHKIT-VHF-000001-'SENECA' HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011