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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity 10 - 20 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz
0.50V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz
0.56V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz
0.36V AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14V SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20V FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22V FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40V FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63V FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90V FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion (PLL) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type BNC F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB 6 V DC
Current RX 1 A 120 mA typical ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ? 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018 GRUNDIG-G000003