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VHF airband receiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ?
Tuning steps ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz ?
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
?
Selectivity ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
?
Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system XTAL SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only) ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM  
RF-output ? HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2.2 A max ?
TX - 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
100 × 25 × 10 mm
(3.94 × 0.98 × 0.39 in)
Weight ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S YAESU-FT-000991 CRT-ONE