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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W 100 / 100 W 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) 13.8V DC +/-10% Max 12V DC, NiCad battery
Current RX Max 150 mA 1 A (squelched) ?
TX Max 700 mA Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
Weight 720 gr (1.6 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000208R YAESU-FT-000450 YAESU-FT-000073R