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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 0.15-24 MHz in 5 bands 50 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.8 - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.9 A - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 1962 and 1963 in Great Britain Between 199x and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
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Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-VX-000005R EDDYSTONE-000870A YAESU-SYSTEM-000600