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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.1-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 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
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Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 5.-16 V DC
Current RX ? 115 mW typical 50 mA
TX - - 950 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
152 × 63 × 35 mm
(5.98 × 2.48 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 300 gr (10.6 oz) excl. battery / antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RME-004350A YUPITERU-MVT-005500 ALBRECHT-AE-000402