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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ≤ 15 Hz per °C after 30 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 2.0 µV on 1.8 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV on 28 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz ? ?
Filters 250 / 500 / 1800 Hz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 85-100 W 10 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX 850 mA Max 0.5 A 110-310 mA
TX 18.5 A max Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 362 × 140 × 355 mm
(14.25 × 5.51 × 13.98 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 6.57 kg (14.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-C YAESU-FT-000780R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT