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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz 10 Hz - 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.5 V DC ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Sound squelch. IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 YAESU-FT-000757GX ZODIAC-MB-005012