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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W Hi 3.5 W, Lo 350 mW High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 150 mA 450-700 mA
TX ? Max 650 mA Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-000209R YAESU-FT-000211RH