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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW to 4 MHz 136-174 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
FM-radio
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) Analog
0.35 µV / -116 dBm (20 dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4 dBm (BER 5%)
0.7 µV / -110 dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? Better than 70dB 84 dB
Audio output ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD 1 W @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 7.4 V DC, 1800 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? 0.7A max ?
TX - 15A max 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
106 × 61 × 33 mm
(4.17 × 2.40 × 1.30 in)
Weight 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY YAESU-FT-002900R TYT-DM-UVF000010