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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 440-512 MHz (USA) 1270-1300 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 30-50 MHz: 0.35 µV
144-174 MHz: 0.45 µV
440-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -50 dB ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1270-1300 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or mains 10.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 12 W max ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX - ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 262 × 85 × 178 mm
(10.31 × 3.35 × 7.01 in)
68 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.68 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Membrane keypad
Digital 9-digit vacuum-fluorescent display
Crystal controlled reference oscillator
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN REGENCY-D-000310 YAESU-FT-002303R KENWOOD-TS-000520