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

General

HAM bands 30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 8-1300 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps) 15-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
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Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 700 mW, 8 ohm 0.7 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 15-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC (4 × AA cells) 9V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode 8 W 300-500 mA
TX - - Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 70 × 180 × 40 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.57 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405 ATLAS-000215