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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 137-174 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 160-10m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 13.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 300-600 mA Max 1.1 A ?
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
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Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 130 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? Built-in dummy load
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FC-000757AT