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Mobile CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 p.p.m. (0 - 50 °C)
Tuning steps Channelized ? 10 Hz increments between 100 Hz and 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25.965-28.005 MHz ? 25 MHz - 3 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-225 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
**225-1700 MHz
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 2.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1.7-2.7 GHz
N-FM: 0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD)
2.7-3.0GHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM +/-10 kHz 60 dB
AM/S-FM +/-6 kHz 60 dB
W-FM +/-180 kHz 60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 kHz, 15 kHz, 300 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 255.3 / 744.3 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2W (8 Ohm) max.@ 10% distortion (no internal speaker!)

Transmitter

TX-range 25.965-28.005 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   -
RF-output 12 W SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW: 1500 W, AM: 300 W (100 W drive) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 12 - 16V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
368 × 159 × 292 mm
(14.49 × 6.26 × 11.50 in)
203 × 30 × 228 mm
(7.99 × 1.18 × 8.98 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232 and USB computer interface (19200 bps)
10.7 MHz IF OUT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HY-GAIN-V-(008795) YAESU-FL-002500 AOR-SR-002200