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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
51-54 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
51-54 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W 10 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 20-100 mA ? ?
TX 700 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R YAESU-FT-000627RA-MEMORIZER YAESU-FT-000080C