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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 10-80m + 6m 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
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
? SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output 90 mW ? Line + Headphones

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 12V DC 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX 115 mW typical 100mA 36W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second None 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007500 DAVCO-DR-000030 TEN-TEC-RX-000400