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HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz Channelized 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 522 - 1620 kHz / 26.965-27.405 / 87.5-108 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 3/6/15 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 80 VA max ? ?
TX 450 VA max 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
178 × 50 × 160 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002000 ALAN-000318 WHISTLER-WS001010