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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C)
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range VHF/UHF 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX ? ? 45 mA typical
TX - - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions ? 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None 210 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002044 SONY-CRF-000001 YAESU-VX-000120