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HF/VHF/UHF All Mode 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  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ?
Tuning steps 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   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”)
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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
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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 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 2.2 A max ?
TX 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 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 Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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 WHISTLER-WS001065