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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.135-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity 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)
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max ?
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-005000 ALINCO-DX-SR000008 WHISTLER-WS001065