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Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
General coverage 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 500-660 mA ? ?
TX 2.5-5.5 A ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 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 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) 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 YAESU-FT-002311R YAESU-FTDX-009000D KENWOOD-TS-000530SP