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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 30 kHz - 56 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-6 m 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 2 / 5 W 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W) 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Max 12V DC, NiCad battery 13.8 V DC 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX ? 1.8-2.1 A 48-310 mA
TX ? 23 A max 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
? 56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000073R YAESU-FTDX001200 KENWOOD-TH-D000074