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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 6 m 68-88 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA, cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 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 ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 12 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC 117V AC or 12V DC 9 V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX 10-140 mA ? ?
TX - 5 A max @ 12V DC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
? 59 × 171 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 6.73 × 1.57 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) ? 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-007100 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000046 20-566