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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 130-175 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 W max 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 5-16 V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 16-190 mA 12 mA ?
TX 1.6 A max 350-950 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 199x and 199x Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 ALAN-CT-000170 HEATHKIT-HW-000100