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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 2MHz - 3.0 GHz -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   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
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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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ?
Audio output 90 mW Line + Headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 180 W PEP, AM: 75 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply Mains
Current RX 115 mW typical 36W -
TX - - 400 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx Between 2009 and in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
482 × 295 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 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 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)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007500 TEN-TEC-RX-000400 HEATHKIT-HX-000010-'MARAUDER'