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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
External Speaker Console

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  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - Headphones

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. PC-controllable (Serial DB9) -
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter -
MPN AOR-AR-008600 SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC GALAXY-SC000550