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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF 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  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 8-1300 MHz 160-6 m 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   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)
? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 700 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC (4 × AA cells) Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode 120W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1958 and 1962 Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 70 × 180 × 40 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.57 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight ? 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 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 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B