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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF handheld tranceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 420-470 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.15 µV / 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms ≥400mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W 4 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4-16V DC 7.4 V DC, 2200 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX ? Max 200 mA ?
TX ? Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions ? 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
105 × 58 × 37 mm
(4.13 × 2.28 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
VOX
1750 Hz
CTCSS / DCS
Roger beep
LED light
Accessories ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!) ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-003000 YAESU-FT-000040R KENWOOD-TH-F000009-(FAKE!)