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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver

General

Current value
USD 3,245
USD 7
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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  2000m  13cm  ?
Freq. stability 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz)

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 0.009-3700 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.7-16 V DC 10-16 V DC
Current RX 2 A 200 - 1500 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005001D AOR-AR-005700D