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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 1 Hz minimum 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
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Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output 0.5 / 5 W 5-200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.5V DC Mains (85-265 V AC) 9 V DC
Current RX 150 mA max 150 VA ?
TX 1 A max 800 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000209RH ICOM-IC-007850 WHISTLER-WS001010