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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5ppm (-10°C ~ +60°C) Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 1299.990 MHz (with gaps) 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-60 dB)
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion (AM/FM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz (AM/FM), 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 50~100 mW depending on operating voltage 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? -

Connections

Antenna SMA + Built-in ferrite bar -
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V Li-ion, 2×AA cells or 6V DC adaptor (3.5~7V DC max) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 300µA ~ 140mA 80 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 130 gr (4.6 oz) with Li-ion battery and antenna 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1821 channels in 24 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Up to 25 hours on a single charge.
Dual VFO
CTCSS / DCS
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Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000160 EDDYSTONE-000730/8