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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2039 MHz 10-80 m 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4 × LR6 or external 12V DC Mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 60-90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 66 × 155 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.10 × 1.57 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 410 gr (14.5 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Band scope ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-009000MKII COLLINS-000075S-1 RACAL-RA-001778