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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 80-10m 68-88 or 146-174 or 174-255 or 378-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
80-10m 68-88 or 146-174 or 174-255 or 378-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W 200W 1-10 or 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (110/240 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.7 A ? ?
TX 10 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2009 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR depending on version
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-FT-000501 MOTOROLA-MC-MICRO