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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. (-10° C - +60 ° C) ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 3.0 µV for 10dB SN (0.5-30 MHz)
0.35 µV for 12dB SINAD (30-54 MHz NFM)
1 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (54-76 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 10dB SN (108-137 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (137-140 MHz NFM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (140-150 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (150-174 MHz NFM)
1 µV for 12dB SINAD (174-222 MHz NFM)
0.5 µV for 12dB SINAD (300-350 MHz NFM)
0.2 µV for 12dB SINAD (350-400 MHz NFM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (400-470 MHz NFM)
1.5 µV for 12dB SINAD (470-540 MHz WFM)
3 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (540-800 MHz WFM)
1.5 µV TYP for 12dB SINAD (800-999 MHz NFM)
FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz/35 kHz (NFM, AM) (-6 dB / -60 dB)
200 kHz/300 kHz (WFM) (-6 dB / -20 dB)
? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system Single / Double (AM-N-FM) conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 (AM / N-FM) / 45.8 (W-FM) MHz
2nd: 450 kHz (AM / N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
10.7 MHz 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 50 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 3.7 V DC) ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low: ? / ? mW 10 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (1000 mAh Li-Ion pack) 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 30-120 mA Max 1.4 A 3 A max
TX 1.3 A max Max 2.9 A 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1977 and 197x in West Germany Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 130 gr (4.6 oz) Approx., w/ant. & battery 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. WIRES. Internal temp sensor CCO (Channel Counter Operation). Built-in bar antenna for MW reception. Messaging feature. Twin RX ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000003R BRAUN-SE-000402 KENWOOD-TS-000890S