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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? Software controlled
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
160-6m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output 5 / 2 / 0.5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX 45 mA typical 1.5A
TX 1.5 A max 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 210 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000120 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A