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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
0.5-1.7 / 76-999 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)  
RF-output Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.2 W 0.5 / 0.5 W (1/1 W with external power) 8 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC +/-10% 3.6V DC (3.2-7V DC external) 9-15 V DC, 3200 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 45-150 mA 16-150 mA 550 mA
TX 250-800 mA 0.4 A @ 500 mW TX output 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2024 and 202x in China
Dimensions 68 × 181 × 54 mm
(2.68 × 7.13 × 2.13 in)
47 × 81 × 25 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.98 in)
180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 125 gr (4.4 oz) ?
Form factor Unknown Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Scanning. CTCSS option ? Built-in antenna tuner
4" color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000207R YAESU-VX-000001R XIEGU-X006200