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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ±5 ppm
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX ? 1.2 A 0.5 A
TX - 20 A max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(OLDER) YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FTM-000350