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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  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
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 0.005-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
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
? < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
Selectivity ? ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external Mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX 100 mA max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 RME-004350A TEN-TEC-RX-000340