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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 5 W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 500 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 209 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000250R YAESU-FTDX005000 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225