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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

Current value
USD 260
USD 451
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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)
100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
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)
45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby 350-600 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage 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. 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 PALSTAR-RC000030