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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 6 + 2m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW None 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 + 2m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC Mains Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 10-140 mA - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
? 330 × 140 × 290 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.42 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007100 LAFAYETTE-HA-000089 DRAKE-DSR-000001