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Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 108-142 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (S/N 10dB) AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB ?
Audio output 60 mW 2.5 W requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3×AA/LR6 or external 12V DC 13.8V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX ? 500 mA 30 W
TX - 3 A max 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
154 × 52 × 194 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.64 in)
230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 207 gr (7.3 oz) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-VT-000125-II RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000485 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321