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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? 300 Hz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 15/30/40 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.3 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
CW: 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
+/-6 kHz (-6 dB), +/-12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
1st: 5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 15/30/40 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX ~200 mA ? 500 mA
TX - ? 1-2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1977 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
330 × 145 × 340 mm
(12.99 × 5.71 × 13.39 in)
180 × 60 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second ? 1 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital display
Die cast front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 BANDO-TECHNIC-000003 YAESU-FT-000227R-MEMORIZER