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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 2 ~ 20 - 1100 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
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Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains
Current RX 0.6-1 A 115 mW typical ?
TX Max 22 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2004 Between 2007 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP option CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000857 YUPITERU-MVT-007500 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617-SERIES