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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 136-174 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 0.5 A max 300-700 mA ?
TX 6 A max 4-10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 2009 Between 199x and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 72 × 270 mm
(7.09 × 2.83 × 10.63 in)
140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 221 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz (Europe)
1800 Hz (USA)
Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection. -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN YAESU-CPU-002500R YAESU-FT-001802M/E SONY-AIR-000008A