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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 45 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 11-16.6V DC
Current RX 300-700 mA ? ?
TX 4-10 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 2009 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
? 183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 221 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection. ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001802M/E KENWOOD-TK-000830 ZUN-BCD996P2