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VHF Transceiver
Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  23cm  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ± 0.001 %
Tuning steps 10 kHz 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
Channelized

Receiver

RX-range Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
28.015-28.465 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) AM: < 1.0 μV For 10dB S+N/N
FM: < 0.5 μV For 12dB S+N/N
SSB/CW: < 0.5 μV For 10dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz (AM-1st, SSB)
2nd 455 KHz (AM-2nd)
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
28.015-28.465 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.2 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) AM/FM/CW: 9 W RMS, SSB: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC +/-10% 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC nominal ±15%
Current RX 45-150 mA 500-660 mA < 1.2 A
TX 250-800 mA 2.5-5.5 A < 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 201x
Dimensions 68 × 181 × 54 mm
(2.68 × 7.13 × 2.13 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
200 × 60 × 273 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.75 in)
Weight 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Scanning. CTCSS option 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) AM/FM/SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000207R YAESU-FT-002311R RANGER-SS-003900EGHP