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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA Hi-Z Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 28 V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 3 A max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 MILITARY-BC-000348