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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ≥ 200 mW at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
2m / 70cm
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 1.5-3 / 1-2 W 100 mW ... 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.2-7V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 4-14 V DC external
Current RX 20-150 mA 45-240 mA
TX 1.2-1.8 A 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
60 × 95 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.30 in)
Weight 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna 290 gr (10.2 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1206 channels in 7 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000002R YAESU-FT-000001XDE