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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 420-470 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 300-700 mA Max 200 mA ?
TX 4-10 A Max 1.5 A Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 2009 Between 1995 and 20xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 221 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
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. CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX.
Accessories ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!) ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001802M/E YAESU-FT-000040R YAESU-FT-008900R