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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0-32 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? 500 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 238 × 77 × 191 mm
(9.37 × 3.03 × 7.52 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 920 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007030 ICOM-IC-000781 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067