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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 136-174 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX 500 mA ? 2.2 A max
TX - ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
? 229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
Weight 920 gr (2.0 lbs) ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 209 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking CTCSS/DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067 YAESU-FT-000250R YAESU-FT-000991