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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
FM Monitor Receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band)
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 147-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
Selectivity ? ? ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles)
Current RX ? 80 VA max 75 W
TX - 450 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20.166 YAESU-FT-002000 HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X