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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 0.5 / 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.5V DC Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 9 V DC
Current RX 150 mA max ? ?
TX 1 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 550 gr (1.2 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000209RH EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 WHISTLER-WS001010