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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 23cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 23cm 
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 0.48-30 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 13 tubes 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)
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only)
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000940 YAESU-FT-002311R