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

General

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  2000m  13cm  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 10 kHz - 3300 MHz 160-6 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 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
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Selectivity 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)
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Filters ? ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 754 / 265 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 w (at 8 ohms, THD < 10%) ? External speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 157 × 58 × 270 mm
(6.18 × 2.28 × 10.63 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
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Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 VFOs.
2 RS232 ports + control head port.
Ultra-stable reference frequency oscillator (0.1 p.p.m.).
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ONE HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170AC STAR-SR-000700E