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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 to 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 320 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output Max 100 W 1.5-3 / 1-2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 3.2-7V DC 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external
Current RX ? 20-150 mA 500 mA
TX ? 1.2-1.8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna 168 gr (5.9 oz)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5000 channels in 1 bank(s) 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CORSAIR YAESU-VX-000002R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT