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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 5 W max 1 W High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external)
Current RX 16-190 mA Max 100 mA Max 150 mA
TX 1.6 A max Max 750 mA Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 198x and 19xx Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
? 58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 82 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 Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-000790R YAESU-VX-000005R