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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US) 80-10 m 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity 12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz 80-10 m 66-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1.5 / 5 W Max 100 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option. 13.8V DC or mains 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 200 mA max 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX 1.9 A max 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 1267 channels in 24 bank(s) ? 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
? NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000008E KENWOOD-TS-000520 RADTEL-RT-000420