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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 137-174 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
6 m / 2 m
48.9-54 / 143.7-148.3 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W AM/CW: 65/74 W (120/140 W input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) Mains
Current RX 0.6-1 A 45 mA typical -
TX Max 22 A 1.5 A max 120-400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
422 × 257 × 254 mm
(16.61 × 10.12 × 10.00 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 210 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Built-in VFO
Extensive RF shielding
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897D YAESU-VX-000120 HEATHKIT-VHF-000001-'SENECA'