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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
? ?
Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB ? ?
Filters 1 crystal, 1 ceramic ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output - High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 400 W (AM: 100 W)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 13 W Max 400 mA ?
TX - Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 53 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024 YAESU-FT-000215 YAESU-FTDX-009000MP