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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 8-1300 MHz 25-512 MHz (with gaps) 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
FM (20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation)
28-54: 0.3μV
137-174: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.5μV

AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.995: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.1μV
380-399.9875: 1.2μV

WMF (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
88-107.900: 0.7μV

TV (20 dB S/N at 45 kHz deviation)
59.7500, 65.7500, 71.7500, 81.7500, 87.7500 (in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
179.7500, 185.7500, 191.7500, 197.7500, 203.7500, 209.7500, 215.7500
(in 6 MHz steps): 0.8μV
80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 265.50-60 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 700 mW, 8 ohm 1100 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC (4 × AA cells) 12V DC or 3×AA batteries Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode 280 mA max ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 70 × 180 × 40 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.57 in)
210 × 75 × 145 mm
(8.27 × 2.95 × 5.71 in)
?
Weight ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 125 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007000 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000136 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B