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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz Continuous VHF: 5 kHz
UHF: 12.5 kHz
Airband: 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.19-30 MHz in 5 band 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
? 29-54 MHz: 0.33-0.51 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.67-0.7 µV
136-174 MHz: 0.5-0.58 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.35-0.43 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.25-2.7 µV
(For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: ? kHz
Image rejection ? ? 29 MHz: 40 dB / 145 MHz: 20 dB
Audio output 90 mW ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA Clamps / screws KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/600Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains (120 V AC) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 115 mW typical ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx Between 1962 and 196x Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
370 × 160 × 254 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 10.00 in)
160 × 41 × 189 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.44 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second None 105 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Bandspread
VFO
ANL
Built-in speaker
Built-in ferrite loop antenna
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-005500 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000118 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000950XLT