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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2600 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz + 10 weather channels 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 12 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/450Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V 15 % ? ?
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
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Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-005000 CHEROKEE-CBS-001000 ZODIAC-BC-000523FM