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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 15-80 m 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15-80 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 2.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 80-100 mA ? Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 HEATHKIT-HW-000008 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS