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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop 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  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 26.965-27.405 MHz 11m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM  
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
? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 11m
Modulations - AM   AM  
RF-output ? 5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC ? Mains
Current RX 10-140 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
73 × 200 × 60 mm
(2.87 × 7.87 × 2.36 in)
305 × 127 × 216 mm
(12.01 × 5.00 × 8.50 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Illuminated S-Meter
Squelch control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007100 CHEROKEE-000038 LAFAYETTE-HE-000020C