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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W ? 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 11-16.6V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.7 A ? 500 mA
TX 10 A max - 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2009 Between 2009 and 201x Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 219 channels in 1 bank(s) 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002800M UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT XIEGU-X000108G