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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 26-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1.5-3 / 1-2 W 21 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.2-7V DC ? Mains or 24V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? ?
TX 1.2-1.8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
185 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5000 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000002R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002830 JRC-NRD-000075