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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 118-174 / 220-512 / 806-899 MHz (Europe) 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6×LR6/AA or 9V DC 13.8V DC Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D)
Current RX 85 mA 0.5 A 15 W
TX - 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in China
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB, RIT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000043 YAESU-FT-000480R RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100