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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver
Handheld HF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 2-30 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
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)
0.3 µV ?
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Software defined (SDR)
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Large built-in speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
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: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 12-12.6 V DC ?
Current RX 20-150 mA 320 mA max ?
TX Max 1.8 A 2.7 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 201x and 201x in Canada Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Kit Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 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 ? Alpha tags
Enhanced dynamic memory system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R YOUKITS-TJ000005A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SDS000100