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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 cps after warm-up with 10% drift of line voltage
Tuning steps ? 5 to 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 320 mW, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W ? 120W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 500 mA 250W
TX Max 5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 2004 and 20xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
181 × 381 × 298 mm
(7.13 × 15.00 × 11.73 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 168 gr (5.9 oz) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000225RD UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT YAESU-FL-000100B