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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz General coverage
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 10-200W (AM: 5-50W) Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 10-250 mA 80 VA max ?
TX 2.2 A max 720 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
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Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 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
Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E YAESU-FT-002000D YAESU-FTDX-009000D