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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10 m + WWV option 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% Mains 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A max N/A 110-310 mA
TX 6 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 180 × 72 × 270 mm
(7.09 × 2.83 × 10.63 in)
335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz (Europe)
1800 Hz (USA)
BFO "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-CPU-002500R YAESU-FR-000050B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT