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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 7 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W 1.5-3 / 1-2 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 12V DC or mains 3.2-7V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-150 mA
TX - Max 5 A 1.2-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1978 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 5000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock Digital readout CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002999PLL YAESU-FT-000225RD YAESU-VX-000002R