Specifications

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MF6 Collins 6.0 kHz mechanical AM filter11.
DA3000 16 element discone aerial, usable coverage * 25MHz to 2,000MHz (2GHz). Supplied with 15m
of coaxial cable and terminated in a BNC plug
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SA7000 Twin Element ultra wide band receive aerial 30kHz to 2,000 MHz (2GHz). Supplied with 15m
of coaxial cable and terminated in a BNC
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Spectrum Master Windows/95/98/ME/XP control software for the AR5000 (maximum input frequency
2600MHz), bundled with software for the SDU5000 + SDU5500
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TV5000 A new TV demodulator has been produced for the AR5000, it is called the TV5000. Currently it
is available in NTSC format only, primarily being produced for the USA and Japanese markets. It is hoped
that a PAL version (for European & UK operation) will become available in the future. For your
information the USA list price for the TV5000 (NTSC) is US$199.00 - February 2003
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AR5000AU/A+3U Frequency Range: 100 kHz to 3000 MHz
AR5000AB/A+3B Frequency Range: 100 kHz to 3000 MHz (Cellular Blocked)
AR5000C Frequency Range: 100 kHz to 2600 MHz
Receive Modes: AM, FM, USB, LSB, CW
Nominal Filter Bandwidths: 3 kHz, 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 110 kHz & 220 kHz (provision for 500 Hz option)
Tuning Steps: 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 Hz, 1, 5, 6.25, 9, 10, 12.5, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100 and 500 kHz
Typical Sensitivity:
10 - 20 MHz 0.56µV AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25µV SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.36µV FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.56µV FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
90 - 150 MHz 0.50µV AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20µV SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.25µV FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.28µV FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50µV FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.80µV FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.12µV FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
400 - 700 MHz 0.56µV AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.23µV SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.28µV FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.32µV FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.50µV FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.80µV FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.25µV FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
1.6 - 2.6 GHz 0.36µV AM 6 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.14µV SSB 3 kHz filter 10dB S/N
0.20µV FM 6 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.22µV FM 15 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.40µV FM 30 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.63µV FM 110 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
0.90µV FM 220 kHz filter 12dB SINAD
The more recent sensitivity values in the manual are quoted as:
Receive frequency 10dB 12dB 12dB 12dB
S/N SINAD SINAD SINAD
AM SSB/CW FM FM
6kHz 3kHz 15kHz 220kHz
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10kHz - 40kHz 63.00uV 17.70uV - -
40kHz - 100kHz 4.46 1.25 - -
100kHz - 2MHz 2.23 0.40 - -
2MHz - 40MHz 1.25 0.40 0.56 1.58
40MHz - 1,000 MHz 0.63 0.3 0.4 1.25
1,000MHz -2.6 GHz 0.63 0.3 0.36 0.89
Memory channels: 2000 (100ch x 20 banks)
Memory Scan Speed: 45 channels/second (max)
Search Speed: 45 increments/second 9max with step size of 100kHz or less)
PASS Frequency: 2100 total
Aerial Input: 50 OHM undalanced. N-Type & SO239
Audio Output: 1.7 watts into 8 ohms (@ 13.5V) @ 10% distortion
Power Requirements: Nominal 12 VDC, @ 1 Amp or less
Dimensions: 8.5x3.5x10 inches (217x100x260 mm).
Weight: 7.8 Lbs. (3.5kg)