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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 143.5-148.5 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
? ?
Image rejection ? -50 dB or greater ?
Audio output 100 mW 1.5 W at less than 10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 10-15 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC 12-16V DC 80-264 V AC
Current RX 10-140 mA 550-750 mA 35W
TX - 4 A max 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007100 HEATHKIT-VF-007401 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510