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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
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 220 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes. 6JS6A final 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 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
220 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output Max 25 W (input) 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W High: 5 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% ?V DC
Current RX N/A 0.3-0.7 A ?
TX ? 10 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x Between 2003 and 2009 Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
?
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000050 YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-FT-000033R