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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Waterproof handheld

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
-8 dB μV (@ 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 60 mW (@ 4 Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/148 MHz 2-30 MHz Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK  
RF-output 2 / 5 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 10 mW

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Max 12 V DC, NiCad battery 13.8V DC Single AA-battery
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX ? 3.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
57 × 88 × 16.5 mm
(2.24 × 3.46 × 0.65 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 95 gr (3.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 29 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features High Impact case
Scan
LCD
Priority
Optional FTT-4 DTMF Pad (shown)
? Simplex and repeater modes
Waterproof and dust proof according to IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000023R YAESU-FT-000070 YAESU-SR-000070