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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 / 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 380.7 MHz
2nd: 10.85 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 50 × 204 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 8.03 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
?
Weight 1.03 kg (2.3 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking (800 Motorola I/II/III (1 trunking bank at a time)
5 list, 10 IDs, 50 per bank; 250 IDs total
ID delay
5 priority channels
9 service search bands
5 monitor memories
Direct search
Data skip
Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-195 YAESU-FT-000890 YAESU-FT-000912R