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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Waterproof handheld

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
? -8 dB μV (@ 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 60 mW (@ 4 Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W 100 W 10 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 13.8V DC Single AA-battery
Current RX 20-100 mA ? ?
TX 700 mA Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
? 57 × 88 × 16.5 mm
(2.24 × 3.46 × 0.65 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) ? 95 gr (3.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 29 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ? Simplex and repeater modes
Waterproof and dust proof according to IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R YAESU-FT-000900 YAESU-SR-000070