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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.005%
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 10 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 8 fixed crystal positions 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.695 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 100 W, AM/FM/CW: 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC Mains
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 210 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
? ?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA EDDYSTONE-000962 CRT-HERCULE-TURBO