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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV S/N 10 dB Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 84 dB
Audio output ? 3 W at 4 ohms ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   FSK  
RF-output 2 W 100 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-002031 YAESU-FT-000201S TYT-MD-000380