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HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 66-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
? ?
Filters 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD Internal speaker 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only) 136-174 / 400-520 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 1 / 3 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 12-16 V DC
Current RX 2.2 A max 380 mA max ?
TX 22 A max 1.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in China Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IP66 (dust- and waterproof)
7-color display
LED flashlight
'Man down' function
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Password protection
Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000991 SAINSONIC-RST000599 WHISTLER-WS001065