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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869 / 896-956 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 8.5-15.2V DC ?
Current RX 460 mA 70 mA ?
TX - Max 800 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in UK
Dimensions 179 × 49 × 187 mm
(7.05 × 1.93 × 7.36 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002046 YAESU-FT-000290R LOWE-HF-000160