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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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-2600 MHz (C)
0.01-3000 MHz (AC/B/+3)
66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   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
66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
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Selectivity ? -55dB @ ±25kHz ?
Filters 3, 6, 15, 30, 110 and 220 kHz (500 Hz optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion 500mW max 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 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 6 V DC
Current RX 1 A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and xxxx Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-005000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT GRUNDIG-G000003