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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz)
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W max 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 5.5-16 V DC ?
Current RX ? 16-190 mA ?
TX - 1.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
162 × 56 × 209 mm
(6.38 × 2.20 × 8.23 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Twin RX AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002900 YAESU-FT-000530 HY-GAIN-II-(002702)