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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual-band DMR handheld

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
General coverage 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DMR: 0.22 µV (BER <5%)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W Max 400 W (AM: 100 W) 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion
Current RX ? ? 380 mA
TX ? ? 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2018 and 202x in China
Dimensions ? ? 58 × 140 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1024 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 and DCS
LED flashlight
DMR Tier I and II
256 contacts
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000811 YAESU-FTDX-009000MP BAOFENG-DM-000009HX