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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
< 1,5 MHz: 5 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 1 µV
SSB
< 1,5 MHz: 1 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 0,5 µV
Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM: 7 / 13 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
SSB 4 / 8 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Wadley Loop Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2.5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W ? 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) Mains / 12 V DC / 8 × UM-1 cells 9-16 V DC
Current RX Max 150 mA ? 600 mA
TX Max 1.9 A - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
340 × 156 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.14 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Clarify control IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000005R STANDARD-C-006500 RAYMARINE-RAY000063