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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

Current value
USD 260
USD 38 ~ USD 2,702
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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  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 ? ±0.1 p.p.m. 14 ~ 122 °F (-10 ~ 50 °C)
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 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 10 kHz - 3300 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
10 - 40 kHz
CW: 22.3µV
40 - 100 kHz
CW: 1.5µV
AM: 4.5µV
100 kHz - 2 MHz
AM: 2.5µV
2 - 40 MHz
CW: 0.7µV
SSB: 0.7µV
AM: 1.5µV
FM: 0.9µV
40 MHz - 1 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
1 - 2.5 GHz
CW: 0.40µV
SSB: 0.40µV
AM: 0.89µV
FM: 0.40µV
W-FM: 1.50µV
2.5 - 3.3 GHz
CW: 0.35µV
SSB: 0.35µV
AM: 0.90µV
FM: 0.50µV
W-FM: 1.50µV

CW/SSB/AM: 10dB S/N
FM/W-FM: 12dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
0.5 kHz: 0.5 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 2 kHz (-60dB)
3 kHz: 3 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 6 kHz (-60dB)
9 kHz: 9 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 30 kHz (-60dB)
15 kHz: 15 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 40 kHz (-60dB)
30 kHz: 30 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 70 kHz (-60dB)
110 kHz: 110 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 450 kHz (-60dB)
220 kHz: 220 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 600 kHz (-60dB)
300 kHz: 300 kHz or better (-6dB), at least 900 kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 10.8-16V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby 2 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 1000 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 AOR-AR-ONE