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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C) ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity 12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? Software controlled
Receiver system N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC) 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz 160-6m
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output 1.5 / 5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option. 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX 200 mA max 1.5A
TX 1.9 A max 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 201x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 1267 channels in 24 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000008R FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C