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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  23cm  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ± 0.001 %
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
28.015-28.465 MHz
Modulations All mode   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) AM: < 1.0 μV For 10dB S+N/N
FM: < 0.5 μV For 12dB S+N/N
SSB/CW: < 0.5 μV For 10dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz (AM-1st, SSB)
2nd 455 KHz (AM-2nd)
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
28.015-28.465 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) AM/FM/CW: 9 W RMS, SSB: 25 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC nominal ±15%
Current RX 20-160 mA 500-660 mA < 1.2 A
TX - 2.5-5.5 A < 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 201x
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
200 × 60 × 273 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.75 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) AM/FM/SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 YAESU-FT-002311R RANGER-SS-003900EGHP