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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 mW across 1000 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1.6-4.0 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007000EX MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770 EDDYSTONE-000730/8