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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 420-470 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 30-50 / 144-174 / 440-512 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4-16V DC Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 200 mA ? 8-12 W
TX Max 1.5 A 295 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 20xx Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
?
Weight 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
? ?
Accessories This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!) ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000040R KENWOOD-TS-000530SP REGENCY-TOUCH-K000100