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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) -55dB @ ±25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 mW ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V)
Current RX 80-100 mA ? ?
TX - Max 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 1994 Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines
Dimensions 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002000 YAESU-FT-008800R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT