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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Shortwave broadcast receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.54-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.65-12.05 / 15.05-15.55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
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Selectivity ? AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 20 / 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) 11.7-15.8 V DC Mains
Current RX 15-95 mA 0.5 A ?
TX - 12 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1965 and 1966 in USA
Dimensions 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
343 × 213 × 152 mm
(13.50 × 8.39 × 5.98 in)
Weight 195 gr (6.9 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000120 YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE HALLICRAFTERS-S-000200