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UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 442-447 MHz 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 30 kHz - 56 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting) ? 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)
Selectivity 20 kHz (-60 dB), 40 kHz (-70 dB) ? 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
Filters ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 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 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 440-445 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 1 / 10 W High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 500 mA Max 150 mA 1.8-2.1 A
TX 3 A max Max 1.9 A 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 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
Accessories CTCSS unit
PS-5 Power supply with built-in clock
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-008300 YAESU-VX-000005R YAESU-FTDX001200