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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX 300~500mA ? 90-290 mA
TX - Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 YAESU-FT-008100R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2