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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 0.3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W max ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16 V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX ? 16-190 mA 300 mA
TX - 1.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight ? 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-404 YAESU-FT-000530 GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR