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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 56 ~ EUR 168
AUD 48
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
HAM bands 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
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
± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 600 mA max
TX 3 A 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, RIT ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000480R KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II