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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

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 + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 300-700 mA ? ?
TX 4-10 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 2009 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
? 90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 221 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
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. ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN YAESU-FT-001802M/E KENWOOD-TK-000830 SONY-AIR-000008A