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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz AM: 9 or 10 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 12/24 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 300 mA ?
TX 2-8.5 A - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 2008 and 20xx in Denmark
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 100 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Clock / alarm Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000010R GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR SAILOR-RT002048