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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range 140-174 MHz 8-1300 MHz 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW, 8 ohm Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode Max 80 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions 58 × 95 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.98 in)
160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 209 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Band scope. ? Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000150 YUPITERU-MVT-008000 COLLINS-HF-008050A