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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
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)
0.5-1.7 / 76-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
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)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 0.5 / 0.5 W (1/1 W with external power)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 8.5-15.2V DC 3.6V DC (3.2-7V DC external)
Current RX 20-100 mA 70 mA 16-150 mA
TX 700 mA Max 800 mA 0.4 A @ 500 mW TX output

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1997 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
47 × 81 × 25 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.98 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 125 gr (4.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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-000290R YAESU-VX-000001R