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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz
Current RX 12 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 12 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 YAESU-FRG-007700