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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Man-Pack SSB Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) - ?
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
? ?
Selectivity ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz ?
Modulations - All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1.5 kW / 1 kW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 25-100Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU ?
Current RX 45-125 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 1966 and 19xx in United Kingdom
Dimensions 68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 29 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-511 YAESU-VL-002000 RACAL-TRA-006906