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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   W-FM   -
RF-output Max 5 W Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX ? ? 170 mA typical
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 53 × 98 × 30 mm
(2.09 × 3.86 × 1.18 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1010 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual watch. ARTS. Submersible Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
• Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000170 PUXING-PX-000333 WHISTLER-TRX-000001