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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 136-174 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? Better than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
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) 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W SSB: 1200 W PEP, CW: 1000 W, AM: 600 W (100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX 25-200 mA 0.7A max ?
TX 0.6-1.8 A 15A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
343 × 152 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 5.98 × 11.50 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 18.60 kg (41.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000007R YAESU-FT-002900R YAESU-FL-002100