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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output - High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 100 VA max ?
TX - Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 YAESU-FT-008900R