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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
108-137 MHz: 1.0 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 kHz (-50 dB) AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 90 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX ? ? 115 mW typical
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 63 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn Spectrum sweeper. PC programmable CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000851S-1 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000100 YUPITERU-MVT-007500