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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 25-200 mA
TX 4-13 A ? 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2000 and 2005 Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WX alert. CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX Twin RX. DSP Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071A YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V YAESU-VX-000007R