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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external) 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC
Current RX ? 15-95 mA 10-140 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz) 320 gr (11.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 640 channels in 10 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B YAESU-VR-000120D YUPITERU-MVT-007100