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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
2m VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 28-30 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.5-15.2V DC 12V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX 70 mA 300 mA ?
TX Max 800 mA - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 2016 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
270 × 80 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.15 × 10.24 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000290R AKD-HF000003 KUHNE-TR-000144-PRO