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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 9 / 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 522-1620 kHz
87/76/64-108 MHz (depending on country)
156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
3 µV Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W ? 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) Mains or 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries) 9-16 V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 600 mA
TX Max 1.8 A - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
?
Weight ? 453 gr (16.0 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 550 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible Clock & Timer Functions
Sleep Timer
Digital Sound Processing
Temperature sensor
IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R TECSUN-PL-000380 RAYMARINE-RAY000053