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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3500 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Single/double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.5-2.2 A 1 A max Max 400 mA
TX - 6 A max Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
180 × 70 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-ALPHA KENWOOD-TR-000751A YAESU-FT-000224