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Desktop Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 137-174 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 50 W 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W 1.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option.
Current RX 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A 0.3-0.7 A 200 mA max
TX ? 10 A max 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 2003 and 2009 Between 2008 and 201x
Dimensions 342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
Weight 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 219 channels in 1 bank(s) 1267 channels in 24 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
Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-TRITON-I YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-VX-000008E