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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  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 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? 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 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 10 W 15-95 mA 60-90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 YAESU-VR-000120 RACAL-RA-001778