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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Submersible Marine Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
156.025 - 163.275 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
156.025 - 163.275 MHz 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 5 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 12 V DC - 1400 mAh Nickel Metal Hydride 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 20xx and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Oversized LCD ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000811 STANDARD-HX000270S ICOM-IC-000077