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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 0.001-10.000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 51.7-29.9 / 87-108 MHz 0.1-2600 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 160-10m: 96dB or better 6m: 71 dB or better
Audio output ? 1W Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6m
Modulations - - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance ? 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC batteries or 6V DC external 13.5V 15 % 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A 1.5A
TX - - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 184 × 120 × 40 mm
(7.24 × 4.72 × 1.57 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000080-(WR5408-PLL) YAESU-VR-005000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000