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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
100W HF / 6m SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 0.7 A 2 A ?
TX Max 10 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
DSP
Waterfall display
Color touch panel
Independent Main & Sub bands
Active Band Monitor
High-Q Tuning Front End
ATU
USB-ports
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002200 YAESU-FT-000757GX YAESU-FTDX-000101D