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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   SSB  
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)
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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 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external ?
Current RX 300~500mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

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
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. Clock / Alarm
Channel 9 monitoring
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 YAESU-FT-000817ND TRAM-D-000300