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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 150-8000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 W max 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC ? 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX 16-190 mA ? 100-300 mA
TX 1.6 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1964 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
124 × 38 × 190 mm
(4.88 × 1.50 × 7.48 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features Twin RX AM/FM Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 MIDLAND/ALAN-000100-PLUS SAILOR-000046TD