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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W 200 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Separate PSU
Current RX ? Max 2 A ?
TX - Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000006 YAESU-FT-000847 SILTRONIX-001011