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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 100 W 5 / 20 / 50 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 11.7-15.8 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 0.5 A 200-450 mA
TX ? 12 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 200x and 200x Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-(000540) YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2