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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W - FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC + Built-in ferrite bar -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.9 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
?
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 590 gr (1.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - Twin RX
Accessories ? - ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000005R SONY-AIR-000008 YAESU-FT-001000