• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Yaesu-Musen Co. Ltd.; Tokyo

• Year
• 1999 ?

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 203866

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet, double/triple conversion

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / 2x 1,5/ 9-16 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 cm = 1.4 inch

• Power out
• 0.1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: VR-500 European - Yaesu-Musen Co. Ltd.; Tokyo

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 58 x 95 x 24 mm / 2.3 x 3.7 x 0.9 inch

• Notes
• US is Cellular Blocked
  0.1MHz to 1299.9995 MHz (Cellular Blocked in USA, no gaps in European model) External 9V to 16V supply with NiMH charging option AM, Narrow AM, USB, LSB, WFM, NFM
  WARNING: No DC isolation on input. DC on input "blows" protection diode (two back to back diodes on input). 50 Ohm BNC connector and included whip 2 x AA cells power Simple Spectrum scan feature
  1000 Channels Regular Memories
  “Skip” Memories: 100 Channels
  Search Band Memories: 10 Channels
  Dual Watch Memories: 10 Channels
  Priority Memory: 1 Channel
  Bargraph signal level Direct keypad entry and "VFO" knob to set frequency. Attenuator On/Off (with on and external aerial it performs well on HF) Despite small size, three PCBs and SMT it's quite repairable. A complete Communications Receiver smaller than a Mobile phone.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.220 kg / 0 lb 7.8 oz (0.485 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 300.00 $

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Vertex VR500 user manual)

• Author
• Model page created by Michael Watterson. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 301 models, 284 with images and 137 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Yaesu-Musen Co. Ltd.; Tokyo