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Desktop VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 400 mA Max 200 mA
TX ? Max 10 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 53 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Accessories ? ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!)
MPN FDK-MULTI-003000 YAESU-FT-000215 YAESU-FT-000040R