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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   - AM  
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)
? ?
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - All mode   AM  
RF-output ? 1.5 kW / 1 kW 4 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 25-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU 13.8 V DC
Current RX 300~500mA ? ?
TX - ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
184 × 57 × 220 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 8.66 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
? Instant channel 9
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 YAESU-VL-002000 COBRA-000029-LTD-CHR