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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 1 TX channel. XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 50 mW ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC Mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX 18-80 mA ? ?
TX 60 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1991 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 70 × 120 × 37 mm
(2.76 × 4.72 × 1.46 in)
483 × 135 × 470 mm
(19.02 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) incl. batteries 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000800 RACAL-RA-006793A YAESU-FT-000003DR