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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
24 / 28 / 50 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheteodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
24 / 28 / 50 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W 100 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 150 mA ? 500 mA
TX Max 700 mA Max 20 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
? 154 × 52 × 194 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.64 in)
Weight 720 gr (1.6 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000208R YAESU-FT-000650 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000485