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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SWR Analyser | 12-bit A/D

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 1.8-170 / 415-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 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
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 120W -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
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Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
? 12-bit A/D
Built in frequency counter
Large LCD screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A MFJ-000269PRO