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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range ? 0.03-56 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB -40 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? 100 / 100 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) ?
TX - Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010 Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000318 YAESU-FT-000450AT SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040