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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps 10 crystal-controlled fixed channels 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 150-170 / 450-512 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains (117 V AC) 13.5 V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX 7 / 13 W 2 A 25-190 mA
TX - 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REGENCY-ACT-000010R YAESU-FT-000757GX AOR-AR-008200D