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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) LW, MW & FM broadcast bands
SW: 4 1.8-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 12-20 / 20-30 MHz
160-6 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   W-FM   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? -
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC ? None
Current RX 70-400 mA ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 GRUNDIG-TRANSISTOR-005000 HEATHKIT-HM-000011