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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 140-150 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 140-150 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA/Australia)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 10/7 W ? 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A ? 74-240 mA
TX 8.5 A ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX DTMF CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-FTM-000010S TEMPO-S000015T YAESU-FT-000005DR