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HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
UHF-FM transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ≤ 1 p.p.m. (-10 °C to +50 °C) (SSB/CW/AM) ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 1.25 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM) / 100 Hz (FM), 1 kHz (FM) 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-961 MHz (Cellular blocked) 400-470 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 5 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 4 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 0.25 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.20 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.125 µV

AM/N-AM
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 40 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 32 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 2 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 2 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 2 µV
144/430 MHz: 2 µV

FM
28 - 30 MHz: 0.50 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.50 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.20 µV

SSB/CW/AM-N figures are for 10 dB S/N, 12 dB SINAD on FM
FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
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 SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz / 5.2 kHz
CW: 450 Hz / 1.8 kHz
CW-N: 250 Hz / 1.2 kHz (Optional XF-117CN installed)
AM: 5.2 kHz / 18 kHz (Optional XF-117A installed)
FM: 15 kHz / 25 kHz (-6 / -50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.985 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 67.980 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 11.705 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 10.700 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 455 kHz (FM)
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz) / > 60 dB (144 - 148 MHz, 430 - 450 MHz) ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 Ohm @ 10% THD > 2 W @ 10% 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
5167.5 kHz (Alaska Emergency Frequency - US only)
400-470 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM   N-FM   GMSK   -
RF-output 100 / 50 / 20 W (25 / 12.5 / 5 W AM) 45/25/10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 12-16 V DC
Current RX 1.6 A max ? ?
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 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 ? Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF • 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-FT-000100 ALINCO-DR-000438 WHISTLER-TRX-000002