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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 760-1300 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
0.3-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity ? < 12 kHz/-6dB SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output 1.3 W ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 2/5 depending on voltage FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX - ? 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 267 × 85 × 190 mm
(10.51 × 3.35 × 7.48 in)
58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-store
Search lockout
Attenuator
Data skip
Alpha-tagging
Rotary control
Tape recorder control
1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC009000XLT ALINCO-DJ-000480 YAESU-FT-000891