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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains
Current RX 100 mA max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 RME-004350A