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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 watts into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external) 12V DC / 10 AA cells 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX 15-95 mA 350-600 mA 2 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 195 gr (6.9 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 640 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000120D PALSTAR-RC000030 AOR-AR-005001D