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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2000m 
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 15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   FSK  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
6 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes)
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 125Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 16-190 mA 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off
TX 1.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1951 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 COLLINS-R-000389/URR