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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
2-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 20-150 mA 0.5 A
TX Max 11.5 A Max 1.8 A 3.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 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 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-005100 YAESU-VX-000006R YAESU-FT-000070