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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 60-905 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM-N: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM-W: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double (FM-W) or triple (FM-N/AM/SSB) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 28 V DC
Current RX ≤ 550 mA 3 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features TV tuner front end (!) ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-000965 MILITARY-BC-000348