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Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   DMR  
RF-output 10 W 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) VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX 0.7 A 25-200 mA 810 mA, 2A max
TX 2.6 A max 0.6-1.8 A 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 2002 and 200x Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-002036 YAESU-VX-000007R VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200