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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  33cm  4m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz (-30°C +60°C)
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz Rx: 0.01 kHz, Tx: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-170 / 300-470 / 806-1000 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 0.49-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
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
≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

>60db at –1 KHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or external 12V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 11.6-15.6V DC
Current RX Max 200 mA 115 mW typical 1.5 A max
TX - - 17 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx Between 1996 and 20xx
Dimensions 59 × 152 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.98 × 1.26 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
314 × 99 × 315 mm
(12.36 × 3.90 × 12.40 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 4.45 kg (9.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Speech descrambler. CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Detachable front panel
RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-003300 YUPITERU-MVT-005500 SEA-000235R