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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
80-10 m Amateur Converter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up -
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 25-550 MHz: FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD), AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300MHz: FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
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Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) -
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter -
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? 1 W -

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? - -

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains
Current RX ? 80 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1956 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-006000 EDDYSTONE-000730/8 RME-MC-000055