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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 118-174 MHz (after modification) 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? < -16.0 dBu (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 28 kHz or less (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz or more (-6 dB), 16 kHz or less (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output 100 W High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 1/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA (squelched) ?
TX ? Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 2005 Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
180 × 50 × 230 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 9.06 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Twin RX CTCSS, DCS. GPS input for APRS. 1200/9600 bd packet (EJ-41U) option. RoHS compliant ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V-FLD ALINCO-DR-000135T-MKIII PRESIDENT-MC-006800-DSC