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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 2.5 W 1.5-3 / 1-2 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.2-7V DC Mains
Current RX ? 20-150 mA ?
TX ? 1.2-1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight ? 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000690R-II YAESU-VX-000002R YAESU-FTDX005000