The Yaesu VR5000 all-mode wide-band receiver packs a lot of features in one tabletop radio. As you will note with the reviews, with wide-band coverage comes a compromise. This is a better scanner (UHF/VHF) receiver than shortwave radio receiver.
Specs:
- Wide Frequency Coverage – 100 kHz to 2600 MHz (2.6 GHz) less cellular, in AM, FM-Narrow, FM-Wide, LSB, USB and CW
- 2000 Memories
- Dual Receive
- Real-Time Spectrum Display
- Radio Controlled Band Search
- VFO/Memory Scan
- Smart Search™
- Attenuator
- 10.7 MHz IF Output Jack
- Squelch Control
- Display Dimmer
- PC Port
- Password Lock
- Optional FVS-1A Voice Synthesizer
- Optional DSP-1
- Audio Wave Meter