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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 144-160 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
< 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms > 2W at 8Ω load 350 mw into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws N-type BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz 12V DC 9.6 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical 35-150 mA
TX - - 220 mA - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-007700 AOR-AR-002300 ALINCO-ALM-000203T