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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode  
RF-output 1.5-3 / 1-2 W 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 25-100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.2-7V DC +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX 20-150 mA ?
TX 1.2-1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000002R YAESU-VL-002000