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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W max ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16 V DC 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? 16-190 mA 750 mA
TX - 1.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040A YAESU-FT-000530 AOR-AR-DV000001