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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) HF 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
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)
? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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 ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
HF 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
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 ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.8 A ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
? 185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
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 ? GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R YAESU-FT-000850M UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885