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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 or 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 100 / 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% 6-16V DC
Current RX 600 mA 1 A (squelched) 35-55 mA
TX 6 A max Max 22 A 700 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000270R YAESU-FT-000450AT DRAGON-SY-000502