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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m 24-52 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 24-52 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 20 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) Mains ?
Current RX 15-95 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
? ?
Weight 195 gr (6.9 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000120 STAR-SR-000700E MILITARY-AN/ARC-000044