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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm - 144-146 / 430-450 MHz *)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ? 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external) 6-16V DC
Current RX 0.6-1 A 15-95 mA 16-150mA
TX 22 A max - 0.5-1.6A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz) 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 640 channels in 10 bank(s) 42 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 YAESU-VR-000120D ICOM-IC-000024ET