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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
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Selectivity 70 dB Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
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Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 10 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15 % 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 2.2 A max ?
TX 4-8 A 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 20xx Between 2016 and 202x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
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Weight ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000242 YAESU-FT-000991A RADIODDITY-GD-000077-DMR