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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC + NMO
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola)

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 700 mA max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan Between 1988 and 200x
Dimensions ? 334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-002031 YAESU-FRG-007700 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT