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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 0.002% ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144.000-148.995 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
- 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 2 W ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 400-550 mA ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX 1.25-2.5 A - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002016AE 20-303 YAESU-FT-002800M