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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ±300 Hz after 10 minutes warm-up, less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VFO or 6 × XTAL channels ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 5.0-5.5 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 150 mV rms ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.7V DC 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-107) 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX Max 140 mA 0.3 A max ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 120 × 40 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.48 in)
226 × 128 × 330 mm
(8.90 × 5.04 × 12.99 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000002S YAESU-FV-000107 WHISTLER-WS001040