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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
15/20/40 m 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
less than 1 µV provides readable signal 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
Selectivity ? 2 kHz (-6 dB) -55dB @ ±25kHz
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 15/20/40 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13V DC 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V)
Current RX 1 A 35 mA ?
TX - 450 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 HEATHKIT-HW-000007 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT