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

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  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) - 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 80 or 40 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? ±7.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) ? Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 15-95 mA - 60-90 VA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
? 483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 195 gr (6.9 oz) ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000120 AMECO-AC-000001 RACAL-RA-001778