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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (except cellular) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2×AA or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX N/A ? 600 mA
TX - - 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Made by GRE Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
66 × 140 × 28 mm
(2.60 × 5.51 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO USB interface
NOAA weather channels
SAME Wx alerts
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000107-ISCAN KENWOOD-TM-002530A