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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
? 25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) 12V DC
Current RX 0.5 A Max 150 mA ?
TX 3 A Max 1.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, RIT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000480R YAESU-VX-000005R YUPITERU-MVT-005000