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

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz) 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
? ?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 13.8V DC 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX 550 mA max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
? CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-009600 YAESU-FT-000707 YAESU-FT-000250R