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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
Sensitivity (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
? ?
Selectivity ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter ? +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX 45-125 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
? 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) ? 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-511 SHARP-CBT-000055 YAESU-VL-002000