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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) ? 8 tubes. 6JS6A final
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 25 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 20-150 mA 0.4-0.9 A N/A
TX - Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1966 and 196x
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI KENWOOD-TR-007800 YAESU-FL-000050