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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 118-174 / 230-550 MHz 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
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Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   -
RF-output 25/25 W 50 / 15 / 5 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX ? 1.2 A max 110-310 mA
TX ? 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 286 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 11.26 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
"Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000736R ICOM-ID-004100A/E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT