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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
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)
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 5 W max High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 16-190 mA ? ?
TX 1.6 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1990 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
? ?
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-000811 YAESU-FT-001000