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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps 0.05 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-3000 MHz (0.1-0.53 MHz with reduced sensitivity) 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 0.53-2039 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 3000 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC 13.5V DC 4 × LR6 or external 12V DC
Current RX 70-400 mA Max 1.1 A ?
TX - Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
66 × 155 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.10 × 1.57 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 410 gr (14.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. Improved HF performance plus a couple of other new features. Optional XTAL controlled memories Bandscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600-MK2 YAESU-FT-000301D YUPITERU-MVT-009000