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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
10W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output ? 500 mW 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 136-174 / 400-480 / 450-520 MHz 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 0.1/5 W 10 / 5 / 2 W HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna NMO SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. ? 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 100 mA max ?
TX ? 1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
135 × 70 × 38 mm
(5.31 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery 255 gr (9.0 oz) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
DTMF / PTT ID
VOX on/off, VOX level setting, VOX delay time setting
PC Programmable
Wire Clone
SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MOTOROLA-MX003000 YANTON-T-000650 YAESU-FTDX000010