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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations CW   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 2 W 5 / 20 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC ?V DC 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX 1 A max ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1979 and 198x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
? 140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
? GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 HEATHKIT-VF-002031 YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE