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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-16V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 300-700 mA 8-190 mA 65 W
TX 4-10 A Max 1.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 2009 Between 1993 and 199x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 221 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection. ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001802M/E YAESU-FT-000816 EDDYSTONE-000556