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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 2-12 MHz 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
2-12 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM) 20/100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) 24-28V DC or 115 V AC (400 Hz) 9 V DC
Current RX 25-200 mA ? ?
TX 0.6-1.8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
? ?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) None 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000007R MILITARY-RT-000671/PRC-47 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000528-(VERSION-1)