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

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.01-3500 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
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 - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
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)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 70-400 mA 1.5-2.2 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
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. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 AOR-AR-ALPHA