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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. 5 ppm per year ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 30-76 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
11.525 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
30-76 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 5 W max 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 24V DC Mains
Current RX 16-190 mA ? 60 W
TX 1.6 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in RACAL BCC Ltd. in England Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
? 483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Twin RX Range: 10 km when used with 1.2 meter standard whip antenna in open country side, and up to 20 km when used with a vehicle antenna. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 CLANSMAN-PRC-000351 RACAL-RA-006772