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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 66-88 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 66-88MHz: 0.3µV
118-136MHz: 0.6µV
136-174MHz: 0.4µV
406-512MHz: 0.3µV
AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) -55dB @ ±25kHz AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 500mW max More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12V DC or NiCd battery (7.2V) 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX Max 8.5 A - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
68 × 200 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 7.87 × 1.34 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008800R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000100XLT ALINCO-DX-SR000008