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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 142-170 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 0.85-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db) 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 ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 60 mW 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.68v Internal (3 x AA nicads), 12v dc external 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 5 V DC (via USB)
Current RX ? 115 mW typical 320 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
Weight 207 gr (7.3 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ?
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 YUPITERU-VT-000150 YUPITERU-MVT-005500 CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004