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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Marine Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  ?
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
88-108 MHz
0.5-28 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
? AM: 5 µV
CM: 1-2 µV
Selectivity NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output 5 / 2 / 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA TV-antenne -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery Mains
Current RX 45 mA typical ? 80 W
TX 1.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 1962 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 210 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Direction Finding facility
FM broadcast band readout in small window at the bottom of round dial window
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000120 SAILOR-R000109 EDDYSTONE-000730/10