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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.281 / 0.522-1.62 / 4.6-21.95 / 87.5-108 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
50 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8 - 30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2R6 / AA) 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 230-500 mA ?
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 199x and 201x
Dimensions 135 × 78 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 3.07 × 1.10 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
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Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WX channels (USA) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000862 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 YAESU-SYSTEM-000600