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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±300 Hz after 10 minutes warm-up, less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
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)
? ?
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 5.0-5.5 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
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: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/120 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) Mains 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-107)
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 0.3 A max
TX Max 1.8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
? 226 × 128 × 330 mm
(8.90 × 5.04 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 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-FTDX-000570 YAESU-FV-000107