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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 26.500-30.200 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.500-30.200 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W SSB: 25 W, AM/FM/CW: 10 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 12 V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA ? 2 A
TX Max 1.8 A 6 A max 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
200 × 60 × 265 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.43 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 440 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module
MPN YAESU-VX-000006R ALAN-009001 ELECRAFT-K000004D