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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ±5 ppm
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX 3 A @ 117 VAC 1.2 A 0.5 A
TX ? 20 A max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FTM-000350