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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB) AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output 0.3 W 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 W max 100 W max ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 16-190 mA 32 W 90 VA
TX 1.6 A max 295 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 KENWOOD-TS-000830M EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II