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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ?
Receiver system 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
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Image rejection > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ≥ 60 dB
Audio output > 2W at 8Ω load > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical 250 W max
TX - 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
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Accessories ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN AOR-AR-002300 KENWOOD-TS-000500