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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 10-160 m + 8 broadcast bands 0.3-56 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 29 - 54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137 - 174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406 - 512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 3 kHz deviation for FM)
? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB)
+/- 15 kHz (-50 dB)
? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output 850 mW max ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX - - 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 57 × 170 mm
(9.25 × 2.24 × 6.69 in)
340 × 152 × 305 mm
(13.39 × 5.98 × 12.01 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight 538 gr (1.2 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 3 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direct Entry Programmable Scanner ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-415 YAESU-FR-000101 YAESU-FT-000891