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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 140-174 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5 / 5 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.5V DC 5.5-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 150 mA max 7-150 mA 4 A
TX 1 A max 1.3 A max. 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
55 × 188 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 7.40 × 1.26 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-11H 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 49 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
CTCSS option (FTS-17A)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000209RH YAESU-FT-000411MKII ICOM-IC-000732M