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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/120 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) Mains
Current RX 15-95 mA 20-150 mA ?
TX - Max 1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
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Weight 195 gr (6.9 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VR-000120 YAESU-VX-000006R YAESU-FTDX-000570