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Yaesu VX-5R 6m/2m/440 Transceiver

Specifications
  Vintage       1998
  Type          Handheld HT, 6m/2m/440
  Range         0.500-15 48-729 800-999 MHz
  Channels      220
  Banks         5
  Search Bands  10
  Steps         5/9/10/12.5/15/20/25/50/100 kHz
  Modes         AM, FM & WFM
  Priority      1 channel
  Conversion    Double
  IFs           1=47.25 MHz (AM/FM), 45.8 MHz (WFM)
                2=450   kHz (AM/FM), 10.7 Mhz (WFM)
  Sensitivity   As listed in the manual:
                  0.5 - 1.8 = 0.5µV  (S/N AM)
                  1.8 - 16  = 0.5µV  (S/N AM)
                   50 - 54  = 0.16µV (SINAD FM)
                   54 - 76  = 0.9µV  (SINAD WFM)
                   76 - 88  = 0.9µV  (SINAD WFM)
                  108 - 137 = ?.?µV  (S/N AM)
                  144 - 148 = 0.16µV (SINAD FM)
                  148 - 430 = ?.?µV  (SINAD FM)
                  430 - 450 = 0.16µV (SINAD FM)
                  450 - 800 = 0.9µV  (SINAD WFM)
                  800 - 999 = ?.?µV  (SINAD FM)
  Selectivity   As listed in the manual:
                  FM=-6dB15kHz, -60dB35kHz
  Scan          11 channels/second
  Search        13 steps/second
  Audio         400mW at 10% THD
  Current       150 (recv), 55 (standby), 25 (power save) mA
  Power         7.2 - 13.8 V, lithium ion or AA cell
  Size          2.3"(W) x 3.4"(H) x 1.1"(D)
  Weight        255g
  Interfaces    SMA, earphone/SP
  Antenna       SMA, 50 ohm, unbalanced
  Accessories   Antenna, belt-clip, manual, handstrap,
                AC charger, 1100mAh LithIon battery,
                circuit diagram
  Features      S-meter, DCS/CTCSS decode/search, APO,
                power save, backlight, rotary, Rx light,
                alpha-tags, auto-store preprogrammed weather
Reviews

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  • R.L. Caron, K4GP
  • Dave Zantow, N9EWO
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