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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (EU)
10-160 m + CB and WWV ?
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity AM
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
FM
68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ± 9 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -50 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 1 crystal + 1 ceramic ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output 1.5 W max ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m (10-11-12m blocked in USA version)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output ? SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) SSB: 1200W PEP, CW: 1200W, AM: 550W, FSK: 600W (100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.5V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX - Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 200 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
390 × 130 × 400 mm
(15.35 × 5.12 × 15.75 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002021 YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FL-007000