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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 0.3 W 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16 V DC 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX ? 16-190 mA 750 mA
TX - 1.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-404 YAESU-FT-000530 AOR-AR-DV000001