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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 140-150 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output 0.3 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
140-150 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 5 W max ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external 9 V DC or mains
Current RX 16-190 mA ? ?
TX 1.6 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 TEMPO-S000015T SONY-ICF-006700W