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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 400-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW max Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ? 100 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2.4-3V DC (2×R6/AA) ?
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX Max 22 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 1999 and 200x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
68 × 164 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 6.46 × 1.34 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 190 gr (6.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 9K6 packet ready Alpha-tags
Attenuator
CTCSS / DCS
Close call
Limit search
PC programmable
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
SAME weather alert
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000847 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000230 ALAN-RC-000030