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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz)
Tuning steps ? Channelized ± 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.405 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 1 µV
Selectivity 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 5 xtals
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, 12 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 3.2 - 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? Mains
Current RX ? ? 90 W
TX Max 8.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy
Dimensions 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
73 × 200 × 60 mm
(2.87 × 7.87 × 2.36 in)
516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008800R CHEROKEE-000038 GELOSO-G-000209