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

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 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup)
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 30 kHz - 56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m)
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 2.4-3V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 100 mA max Max 130 mA 1.8-2.1 A
TX - - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 199x and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
? ?
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 500 channels in 25 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 AOR-AR-000016 YAESU-FTDX001200