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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
Low band 0.4 µV for 12 dB SINAD
High band 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
UHF band 0.7 µV for 12 dB SINAD
?
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
-55 dB @ t 25 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 400 Milliwatts into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5AA or external 12V DC Mains
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 3 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
70 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.76 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, RIT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000480R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000050XL RME-006900