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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-905 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-797 / 806-869 / 894-1300 MHz (except cellular) 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
VHF Low: 0.2 μV
VHF Aircraft (20 dBq AM): 0.5 μV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 μV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.5 μV
UHF Low 300-406MHz: 0.6 μV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 μV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.4 μV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 μV
FM 12dB SINAD unless otherwise noted
3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion (PLL) N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 2×AA or mains 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option.
Current RX Max 1 A 120 mA max 200 mA max
TX - - 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2008 and 201x
Dimensions 180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
60 × 127 × 27 mm
(2.36 × 5.00 × 1.06 in)
60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 190 gr (6.7 oz) without antenna and batteries 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 75 channels/second 1267 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandscope TV tuner front end USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-AX-000700 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000700 YAESU-VX-000008DR