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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external) 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC Mains
Current RX 15-95 mA 10-140 mA ?
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 195 gr (6.9 oz) 320 gr (11.3 oz) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 640 channels in 10 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000120D YUPITERU-MVT-007100 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP