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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2-20 MHz in 4 bands 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters. ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 601.3 kHz 1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 200-250V AC / 12V DC 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 60 W ? 0.5 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-R001475-RG44 AOR-AR-000900 YAESU-FTM-006000R