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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia) 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia) 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX ? 0.5 A 15-95 mA
TX ? 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CAT & AQS system NB, RIT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-003800 YAESU-FT-000480R YAESU-VR-000120