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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m/70cm transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability better than ± 5 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10-80m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N FM: 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
NFM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DMR: 0.3 µV (BER 5%)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 400 mW @ 8 Ohm External speaker required 1 W at 5% distortion / 16 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 6 / 5 / 2.5 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external) Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 7.4 V DC
Current RX 45-125 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
61 × 129 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.08 × 1.54 in)
Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with 2100 mAh Li-Ion battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI). ? DMR APRS reporting
1.7" TFT display
10000 talk groups and 150000 contacts
Auto-sense DMR or FM reception
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000060R GALAXY-GT000550 ANYTONE-AT-D000868UV