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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±5ppm (-10°C ~ +60°C) ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 1299.990 MHz (with gaps) 1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion (AM/FM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz (AM/FM), 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
455 kHz 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 50~100 mW depending on operating voltage ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

Antenna SMA + Built-in ferrite bar Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V Li-ion, 2×AA cells or 6V DC adaptor (3.5~7V DC max) 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 300µA ~ 140mA ? 3 A max
TX - - 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 130 gr (4.6 oz) with Li-ion battery and antenna ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 1821 channels in 24 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Up to 25 hours on a single charge.
Dual VFO
CTCSS / DCS
? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000160 SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55 KENWOOD-TS-000890S