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

General

HAM bands ? ? 10m 
Freq. stability ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ?
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 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   FM   SSB  
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 - - 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM/FM: 4 W, SSB: 6 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply 9-13.2V DC
Current RX 115 mW typical 36W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx Between 2009 and in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
65 × 37 × 167 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 6.57 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

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 DRAGON-SS-000201