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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10m 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W High: 50 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC +/- 15% 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX 0.7A max Max 300 mA 110-310 mA
TX 15A max Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002900R AZDEN-PCS-007800 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT