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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 3/6/15 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11.7-15.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 80 VA max 0.5 A 600 mA
TX 450 VA max 2-8.5 A 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002000 YAESU-FTM-000010R KENWOOD-TM-002530A