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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ± 135 Hz
Tuning steps ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 29-54/137-174/406-512 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
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)
AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) 85 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 8 Ohm, 2.5 Watt

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC, 4×AA 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack Mains / 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A ?
TX - Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 68 × 162 × 40 mm
(2.68 × 6.38 × 1.57 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
340 × 100 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 3.94 × 11.42 in)
Weight 230 gr (8.1 oz) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000027-(NEWER) YAESU-FT-000897D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000490