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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz HF 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz HF -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX 300-700 mA ? 110-310 mA
TX 4-10 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 2009 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 221 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection. ? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001802M/E YAESU-FT-000850M UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT