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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes) ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
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)
? Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
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 5 W on battery, 10 W on external power 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 9-15 V DC 9-16 V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA 550 mA 600 mA
TX Max 1.8 A 3 A max 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2022 and 20xx in China Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
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 ? IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
AIS receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R XIEGU-X006100 RAYMARINE-RAY000073