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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 108-174 / 220-380 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe)
27-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 830-950 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N @ 118-136 & 220-380 MHz)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ VHF)
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.4/177 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 30 dB @ 120 MHz11 dB @ 935 MHz
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 4.8~6V DC (4×AA/R6)
Current RX 0.5 A ?
TX 2-8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
55 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000010R AOR-AR-000900