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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
? 70 / 60 dB
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC 7.4V, 1200mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX 1.2 A max ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
? 119 × 55 × 33 mm
(4.69 × 2.17 × 1.30 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
? Water Protection Class IP66
Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC YUPITERU-MVT-005000 HYTERA-TC-000610