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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
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Selectivity ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion 3 W internal, 13 W external 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - FM   DMR   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 13.8 V DC ± 20% 7.2 V DC
Current RX 100 mA max 810 mA, 2A max ?
TX - 14.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2013 and 201x Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720 YAESU-FT-000003DE