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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Dual Band Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. @ 14° F ~ +140° F (–10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 108-520 / 700-999.99 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AFSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.8 µV (TYP) for 10 dB SN (108 - 137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD (137 - 150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD (150 - 174 MHz, FM)
0.3 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (174 - 222 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (222 - 300 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (TYP) for 10 dB SN (300 - 336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD (336 - 420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD (420 - 520 MHz, FM)
0.4 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (800 - 900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (900 - 999.99 MHz, FM)
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Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
45.05 MHz / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W @ 8 Ω for 10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
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Modulations FM   FM   AFSK   -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W High: 50/40 W, Mid1: 20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%), negative ground 9V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX Max 600 mA 0.5 A max ?
TX Max 12 A 8.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 2003 and 2009 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
62 × 160 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.30 × 1.69 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS Wires and 1200/9600 baud packet ready. Detachable front panel.
Antenna duplexer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E YAESU-FT-007800R/E 20-312