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

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
AM, 20 dB S/N
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
FM, 20 dB S/N
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM, 30 dB S/N
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A ? 60 mA (24V)
TX - - 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 400 channels in 10 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA HANDIC-000080 MILITARY-SEM-000035