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Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ? ±5 ppm
Tuning steps 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX 500-660 mA 8-190 mA 0.5 A
TX 2.5-5.5 A ? 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002311R YAESU-FT-000815 YAESU-FTM-000350