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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations - AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 CB channels, crystal controlled -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? 25-190 mA
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 AOR-AR-008200D