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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 5 / 15 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
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
Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF ? Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB 100 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 2 / 45 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 11-13V DC
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 600-750 mA 620 mA max
TX - 2.7-9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA ICOM-IC-000025H WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'