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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Waterproof handheld
Dual band digital transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) Fixed channels in the 70cm band 0.5-1.8 / 1.8-30 / 30-76 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-420 / 420-470 / 470-774 / 774-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AFSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-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)
-8 dB μV (@ 12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? N-FM/ AM:Double-Conversion Superheterodyne FM / AM Radio: Direct-Conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 60 mW (@ 4 Ω, 10% distortion) 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Fixed channels in the 70cm band 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   FM  
RF-output 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 10 mW 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) Single AA-battery 7.2 V DC 2200 mAh Li-Ion (SBR-14LI)
Current RX 20-150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
57 × 88 × 16.5 mm
(2.24 × 3.46 × 0.65 in)
62 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 95 gr (3.4 oz) 310 gr (10.9 oz) With SBR-14LI and Antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 29 channels in 1 bank(s) 1245 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 Simplex and repeater modes
Waterproof and dust proof according to IP67
1.7" touch screen display
System Fusion compatible
FM friendly digital operation with AMS
Large touch display
Loud and Clear voice technology
Digital Group Monitor (GM)
Image Data Transfer
GPS
1200 / 9600 bps APRS
IPX5 water resistant
MicroSD card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R YAESU-SR-000070 YAESU-FT000002DR