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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
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HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 25.965-28.005 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
25.965-28.005 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM) 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) ? Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX 25-200 mA ? 16 W
TX 0.6-1.8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN YAESU-VX-000007R HY-GAIN-V-(008795) WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1