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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up -
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   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)
14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? > 80 dB -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1956 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
? 146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-006000 RFT-EKD-000100 RME-MC-000055