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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 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 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
? 70 / 60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12V DC 7.4V, 1200mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1989 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 119 × 55 × 33 mm
(4.69 × 2.17 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 255 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 RS-232 ? Water Protection Class IP66
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 YUPITERU-MVT-005000 HYTERA-TC-000610