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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-512 MHz - 68-88 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA, cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 25-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU 9 V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
59 × 171 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 6.73 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000040 YAESU-VL-002000 20-566