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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 p.p.b.

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 0.005-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 15 MHz: 0.022 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
64-118 MHz: 0.021 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
118-260 MHz: 0.02 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 120 dB
Audio output Internal speaker -

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
45 × 10 × 60 mm
(1.77 × 0.39 × 2.36 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-selectors and Polyphase tracking filters
Accessories ? ?
MPN 20-404 AIRSPY-HF+-DISCOVERY