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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 220 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
220 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM  
RF-output 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W High: 5 W, Low: ? mW High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ?V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.7 A ? 8-190 mA
TX 10 A max ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2009 Between 199x and 199x Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
? 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 41 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 YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-FT-000033R YAESU-FT-000416