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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 430-440 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes. 6JS6A final ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output Max 25 W (input) High: 10 W, Low: ? W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX N/A ? 25-200 mA
TX ? ? 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
? 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ? 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000050 YAESU-FT-000730R YAESU-VX-000007R