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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143-162.025 / 347-453 / 830-950 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25V 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW @ <3% THD 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Internal Li-Ion battery, 1300/1700mAh External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 59 × 147 × 38 mm
(2.32 × 5.79 × 1.50 in)
63 × 106 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 4.17 × 1.54 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 265 gr (9.4 oz) with antenna and battery 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-003100 WOUXUN-KG-000669E HEATHKIT-HW-000100