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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
25-512 / 758-824 / 850-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Cellular blocked
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 5.5-16V DC 11-16.6V DC
Current RX 300-600 mA 8-190 mA ?
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 130 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2500 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
Trunktracker IV, tracks Motorola I, II & IIi, EDACS and LTR
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000815 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCD000996XT