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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 75-85 / 148-174 MHz 80-6 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m)
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands)
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (105-125 V AC) Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX ? ? 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off)
TX - - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 1979 and 19xx
Dimensions 115 × 40 × 200 mm
(4.53 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
400 × 222 × 228 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 8.98 in)
345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
Weight ? ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000006-(OLDER) NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000270 YAESU-FT-000101ZD