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VHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 148-174 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains ? 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 0.6 A
TX - - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight ? ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal ISA Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Accessories ? ? YC-221 Digital frequency display
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000007B WINRADIO-WR-001500I YAESU-FT-000221R