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Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
3 µV
Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
?
Filters 4-element crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output 2 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries)
Current RX 16 W 0.6-1 A 300 mA
TX - 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-166 YAESU-FT-000897 TECSUN-PL-000600