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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W SSB: 300/40 W PEP, CW: 250/25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 13.8V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX 20-100 mA Max 300 mA 30 W
TX 700 mA Max 5 A 1050 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1983 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in England
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
150 × 50 × 174 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.85 in)
?
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R YAESU-FT-000230R CLANSMAN-VRC-000322