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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 20-100 mA Max 0.7 A ?
TX 700 mA Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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-002200 RME-004350