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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC, 4×AA 12V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX 25-100 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions ? 140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 39000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
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PC programmable
SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
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YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
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