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

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 140-174 MHz 80-10 m 25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 8-190 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000416 MORROW-MB-000006 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C