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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Six meter transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144–146 / 430–440MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W 50 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 11-pin connector from transceiver
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? ?
TX Max 22 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2004 Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP option DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000857 ICOM-IC-E000080D YAESU-FTV-000650