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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 137-174 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) Better than 0.2 µV ?
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 8.5-15.2V DC
Current RX 600 mA 300-600 mA 70 mA
TX Max 21 A 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) Max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 130 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000290R