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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 25.615-28.315 MHz 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
25.615-28.315 MHz 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W 25 W 0.1/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% ? ?
Current RX 0.3-0.7 A ? ?
TX 10 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2009 Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
200 × 50 × 235 mm
(7.87 × 1.97 × 9.25 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 219 channels in 1 bank(s) 271 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Roger beep
+10 kHz switch
Echo chamber option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002800M ALAN-000087 MOTOROLA-MX003000