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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range General coverage 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? -55dB @ ±25kHz FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW max 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output Max 400 W (AM: 100 W) ? 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 48-310 mA
TX ? - 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ? CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-009000MP UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT KENWOOD-TH-D000074