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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band digital transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 1.8-30 / 30-76 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-420 / 420-470 / 470-774 / 774-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-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)
0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne N-FM/ AM:Double-Conversion Superheterodyne FM / AM Radio: Direct-Conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
2-30 MHz 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   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 SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC 7.2 V DC 2200 mAh Li-Ion (SBR-14LI)
Current RX 20-150 mA 0.5 A ?
TX Max 1.8 A 3.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
62 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) With SBR-14LI and Antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1245 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 ? 1.7" touch screen display
System Fusion compatible
FM friendly digital operation with AMS
Large touch display
Loud and Clear voice technology
Digital Group Monitor (GM)
Image Data Transfer
GPS
1200 / 9600 bps APRS
IPX5 water resistant
MicroSD card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R YAESU-FT-000070 YAESU-FT000002DR