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VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 0.001-10.000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 49.975-50.475 MHz 0.1-2600 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better
Audio output ? 1W Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 49.975-50.475 MHz - 160-6m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output 40 W ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V 15 % 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A 1.5A
TX ? - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-VENUS YAESU-VR-005000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000