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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 8-1300 MHz 1.5-18 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 700 mW, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12V DC (internal dynamotor) 12-15V DC
Current RX 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode ? 2 A
TX - - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 193x and 194x in by RCA Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ? 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module
MPN YUPITERU-MVT-008000 MILITARY-BC-000312-M ELECRAFT-K000004D