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Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) 13.5V DC 7.2 V DC
Current RX Max 150 mA Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 700 mA Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 720 gr (1.6 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional XTAL controlled memories Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000208R YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000003DE