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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. (-10° C - +60 ° C) ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 9 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 148-174 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? 3.0 µV for 10dB SN (0.5-30 MHz)
0.35 µV for 12dB SINAD (30-54 MHz NFM)
1 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (54-76 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 10dB SN (108-137 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (137-140 MHz NFM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (140-150 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (150-174 MHz NFM)
1 µV for 12dB SINAD (174-222 MHz NFM)
0.5 µV for 12dB SINAD (300-350 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (350-400 MHz NFM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (400-470 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV for 12dB SINAD (470-540 MHz WFM)
3 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (540-800 MHz WFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (800-999 MHz NFM)
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 ? 12 kHz/35 kHz (NFM, AM) (-6 dB / -60 dB)
200 kHz/300 kHz (WFM) (-6 dB / -20 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 ? Single / Double (AM-N-FM) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 (AM / N-FM) / 45.8 (W-FM) MHz
2nd: 450 kHz (AM / N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 3.7 V DC) 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low: ? / ? mW Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 3.7V DC (1000 mAh Li-Ion pack) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 30-120 mA 3 A max
TX - 1.3 A max 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight ? 130 gr (4.6 oz) Approx., w/ant. & battery 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. WIRES. Internal temp sensor CCO (Channel Counter Operation). Built-in bar antenna for MW reception. Messaging feature. Twin RX DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004A YAESU-VX-000003R KENWOOD-TS-000890S