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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quad conversion superheterodyne Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 2.8 ?
TX - Max 19 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 200 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin VFO RS232 port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000060 YAESU-FT-001000MP AOR-AR-003000AB