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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Antenna

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.03-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (BW: 6 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 7.9 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 2 µV
144-148 MHz: 1 µV
430-450 MHz: 1 µV

FM (BW: 12 kHz / 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV

SSB/CW (BW: 2.4 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.125 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.16 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz - Width: Center)
6 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-60 dB)

FM (BW=12 kHz - Width: Center)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)

SSB (BW=2.4 kHz - Width: Center)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)

CW (BW=0.5 kHz - Width: Center)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
750 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct sampling superheterrodyne (Below 48 MHz) Single conversion IF sampling (Above 48 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (HF amateur bands) 60 dB or better (VHF / UHF amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm (Without SPA-1 option)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (Also 4 m for UK version)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 0.5-10 W
100 W with optional SPA-1

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6-15V DC 10.8 V DC (Battery pack) or 13.8 V DC ±15% external
Current RX ? Max 150 mA 600-900 mA
TX - Max 1.35 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
213 × 89 × 240 mm
(8.39 × 3.50 × 9.45 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT interface 4.3" color touch TFT with switchable display modes. 3DSS band-scope. Two independent receivers. Two speakers. 32-bit IF DSP. Wires-X. USB ports for audio I/O and CAT operation. S-DX. AMS. APRS. Micro SD card slot. Optional ATU that attaches to the back. Optional cooling fan for prolonged transmissions like FT8 and similar. Optional 100 W dockable PA. Optional Bluetooth.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-303 YAESU-FT-000727R YAESU-FTX-000001-OPTIMA