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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
30-90 / 60-300 MHz 87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
? ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
- 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) ? 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 0.5 A ? 100 mA max
TX 3 A - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
? 115 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.53 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, RIT ? PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000480R WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000906A-6 YANTON-T-000320