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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
0.53-1.7 (AM) / 25-54 / 88-174 / 406-512 MHz
VHF/UHF TV channels
0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 0.53-1.70 MHz
0.4 µV 25-27.995 MHz
0.3 µV 28-54 MHz
0.8 µV 59.75-107.9 MHz
0.4 µV 108-136.9875 MHz
0.3 µV 137-174 MHz
1.0 µV 179.75-215.75 MHz
0.3 µV 406-512 MHz
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.9 W max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX Max 2.1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 210 × 95 × 270 mm
(8.27 × 3.74 × 10.63 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) without antenna 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock
Weather scan
TV reception (audio)
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000002-AUTO UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000340-CRS AOR-AR-ALPHA-B