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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-54 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
136-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-960 MHz: 2.0 µV
Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ± 10 kHz @ -6 dB
± 20 kHz @ -50 dB
-6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
Filters ? 1 crystal filter, 1 ceramic filter ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 10.7 MHz 50 dB @ 154 MHz Better than 70dB
Audio output ? 200 mW nominal 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC / 6 AA cells 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 55 mA 0.7A max
TX - - 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 432 × 266 × 381 mm
(17.01 × 10.47 × 15.00 in)
165 × 69 × 46 mm
(6.50 × 2.72 × 1.81 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-4 20-135 YAESU-FT-002900R