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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-172 / 350-470 / 900-985 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (VHF)
0.18 µV (UHF)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
Selectivity ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
?
Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (VHF), 23.05 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz
Audio output 450 mW (8 ohm, 10% distortion) 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (European version)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (US version)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 / 2 / 0.35 W (at 13.8 V) SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC (7.2 V nominal) 13.8 V DC 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6)
Current RX 20-85 mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) without power pack & antenna 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AT-000600HP YAESU-FT-000747GX AOR-AR-000900