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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver
100 W solid state amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV   All mode  
Sensitivity 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
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Selectivity 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 watts into 8 ohm 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA/Australia) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   C4FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC / 10 AA cells 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external 12-14.5 V DC
Current RX 350-600 mA 74-240 mA ?
TX - 1.9 A max 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx Between 2021 and 202x in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
260 × 150 × 100 mm
(10.24 × 5.91 × 3.94 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 900 channels in 24 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PALSTAR-RC000030 YAESU-FT-000005DR XIEGU-XPA000125B