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Mobile VHF Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% From PCI interface Draws from PCI interface
Current RX 0.3-0.7 A ? ?
TX 10 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2009 Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile PC-card PC-card

Other features

Memories 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002800M WINRADIO-WR-G000313I WINRADIO-WR-G000305I