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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C)
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 25 MHz - 3 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM  
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
25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
Filters ? 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 100 mW 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 12 - 16V DC
Current RX 80-100 mA 500 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 AOR-SR-002200