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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Dual-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? 65/60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 10 W 8 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) Max 0.5 A 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX Max 21 A Max 4 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
102 × 51 × 12 mm
(4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FT-000780R BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+