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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 28.0-29.7 MHz 137-174 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28.0-29.7 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 8.5-15.2V DC
Current RX ? 300-600 mA 70 mA
TX ? 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) Max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 130 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-LS-000102 YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000290R