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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1260-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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)
? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1260-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W Max 1 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 0.6 A
TX ? ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Accessories ? ? YC-221 Digital frequency display
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-000104 YAESU-FT-000221R