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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur Station Control
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? - ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? - 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) HF 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? - AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? - 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? - 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
HF 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM) ? 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50~75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 25-200 mA ? 0.5 A
TX 0.6-1.8 A ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) None 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000007R YAESU-YO-000301 YAESU-FTM-006000R