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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

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  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 0.01 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.49-29.999 MHz 141-149.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM  
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)
≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? > 60db at –1 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
21.40 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.605-29.999 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM  
RF-output ? 150 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A max ?
TX - 22 A max 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
?
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-005000 SEA-000235 DRAGON-SY-000550