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

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-30 / 48-54 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100/100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 300~500mA 12 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 2006 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
DSP. RS-232C. Built-in Ethernet and internet access. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VII-(000588)