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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual-band DMR handheld
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range General coverage 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DMR   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DMR: 0.22 µV (BER <5%)
Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DMR   FM  
RF-output Max 400 W (AM: 100 W) 1 / 5 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? 380 mA 600 mA
TX ? 1.5 A 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2018 and 202x in China Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions ? 58 × 140 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.26 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1024 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
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
IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-009000MP BAOFENG-DM-000009HX RAYMARINE-RAY000063