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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 1.5-3 / 1-2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 3.2-7V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-150 mA
TX - ? 1.2-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 47 × 120 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 5000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR STANDARD-C000170 YAESU-VX-000002R