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Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 50 kHz (see description)

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 76-200 / 300-540 / 590-999 MHz 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 200 W (PEP input) 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W 1.3-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 4-16V DC 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX ? Max 200 mA ?
TX ? Max 1.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany
Dimensions 107.95 × 146.05 × 355.6 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.00 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 920 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-D-(000546) YAESU-FT-000050R MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077