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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C) ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 2 W 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 300-600 mA 1 A 1.25 A
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) 13 A max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 130 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001500M KENWOOD-TM-000271E TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)