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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) 2MHz - 3.0 GHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
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Selectivity N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
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Image rejection ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ?
Audio output 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD Line + Headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM  
RF-output 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) ? ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply ?
Current RX 0.5 A 36W ?
TX 10 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 2009 and in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000350 TEN-TEC-RX-000400 PEARCE-SIMPSON-000023