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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 10 kHz roofing ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 210 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - All mode  
RF-output 100 / 100 W ? 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 12-16V DC
Current RX 1 A (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 22 A - 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 2010 Between 20xx and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT KENWOOD-TL-000120