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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-29.9 MHz 2m 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 49.95 MHz / 450 kHz (left band)
38.85 MHz / 450 kHz (right band)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts at 4 Ohms ? 2W@8Ω for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 2m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 (UHF:40) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - ? 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 809 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-007000 GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-III TYT-TH-007800