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Mobile Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? +/-15 Hz (below 23 MHz, at -30°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
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)
? *0.50000~1.79999 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 6.3 µV, AM 30 µV

*1.80000~30.0000 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 0.5 µV, AM 3.16 µV (For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
? SSB 2.3 kHz/-6 dB, 4.2 kHz/-60 dB
AM 6 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
CW, FSK 500 Hz/-6 dB, 1.6 kHz/-60 dB* (*with optional FL-32A CW and RTTY Narrow Filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? SSB - 1st 69.0115, 2nd 9.0115
CW, FSK - 1st 69.0106, 2nd 9.0106
AM - 1st 69.0100, 2nd 9.0100 (Unit: MHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz 2–3 / 4–5 / 6–7 / 8–9 / 12–14 / 16-17 / 18–19 / 22–23 / 25–26 MHz (Approx)
Modulations FM   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
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 3.5 W 150 W max (60 W above 23 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) ? 13.6 V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 2 A max
TX Max 1.8 A ? 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
? 287 × 112 × 62 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 2.44 in)
Weight ? ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s) 1005 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) 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 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R TOKAI-PW-005056 ICOM-IC-M000810