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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? ? 170 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6V DC (4×AA)
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A 130 mA (squelched)
TX - 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
Weight ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000092-(OLDER) YAESU-FT-000897 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096