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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 25-550 MHz: FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD), AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300MHz: FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB) AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 170 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W max ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains 6V DC (4×AA)
Current RX ? 32 W 130 mA (squelched)
TX - 295 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-006000 KENWOOD-TS-000830M RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096