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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.03 %
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

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)
26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM  
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 8 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX 10 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
? 160 × 55 × 200 mm
(6.30 × 2.17 × 7.87 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 1.76 kg (3.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. ANL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 YAESU-FT-000817ND PRESIDENT-PULSER-000800