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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld DMR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Analog: 0.2 μV @ 12dB SINAD
Digital: 0.25 μV (BER:5%)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
11K0F3E @ 12.5KHz
14K0F3E @ 20KHz
16K0F3E @ 25KHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >70 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W VHF: 5 W, UHF: 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains 7.4 V DC 2200 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? 0.6 A 180 mA
TX ? 3 A max 0.9-1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
132 × 37 × 64 mm
(5.20 × 1.46 × 2.52 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
IP67 Waterproof
CTCSS/DCS
Optional GPS
Encryption function
Compatible with Motorola Tier Ⅰ&Ⅱ
Comply with digital protocol ETSI TS 102 361-1,-2,-3
Color LCD
Accessories ? YC-221 Digital frequency display ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-000221R RETEVIS-RT000082