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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  33cm  4m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-170 / 300-470 / 806-1000 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 130-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or external 12V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 5-16 V DC
Current RX Max 200 mA 115 mW typical 13 mA
TX - - 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 59 × 152 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.98 × 1.26 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 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 Speech descrambler. CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-003300 YUPITERU-MVT-005500 ALAN-CT-000145