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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quad conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W Max 400 W (AM: 100 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 2.8 600 mA ?
TX Max 19 A 6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
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Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin VFO ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001000MP YAESU-FT-000270R YAESU-FTDX-009000MP