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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby ? ?
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 TEN-TEC-CORSAIR YAESU-FT-000890