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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W 8 ohm, 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV  
RF-output 5 W max 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX 16-190 mA 450 mA
TX 1.6 A max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 613 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 RISEN-RS-000918SSB