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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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)
?
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 60Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 12 V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA 2 A
TX Max 1.8 A 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage 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 ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R SEMCOSET-SELECTO