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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
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 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
430-440 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 735 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX 1 A Max 700 mA ?
TX - Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 KENWOOD-TM-000431E RCA-AR000088LF