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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ? 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz)

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz - 0.009-6000 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV  
Sensitivity 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
? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

? 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion Down converter (3150-6000 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 90 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
160 m optional
-
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 60 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains 10-16 V DC
Current RX 115 mW typical - 200 - 1500 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx Between 1965 and 1968 Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
? 220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 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
? CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-005500 HAMMARLUND-HX-000050A AOR-AR-006000