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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 1 Hz kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter) 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output Hi 3.5 W, Lo 350 mW ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC ? 24V DC or mains
Current RX Max 150 mA ? 36W
TX Max 650 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000209R WINRADIO-WR-G000305E JRC-NRD-000302A