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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ±75 Hz from switch-on (0°-50°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
?
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
2-30 MHz 4.9-5.6 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-707)
Current RX 20-150 mA 0.5 A 0.5 A max
TX Max 1.8 A 3.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
238 × 27 × 235 mm
(9.37 × 1.06 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 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. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R YAESU-FT-000070 YAESU-FV-000707DM