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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10/7 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 8.5-15.2V DC 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX 0.5 A 70 mA 0.9 A
TX 8.5 A Max 800 mA 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
?
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-FTM-000010S YAESU-FT-000290R SAILOR-T002130