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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
-6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 2.5 W 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 20-150 mA 1.2 A max
TX ? Max 1.8 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000290R-II YAESU-VX-000006R KENWOOD-TM-D000710G