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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 0.3-56 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.3-0.7 A 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX 10 A max 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2009 Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 219 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
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MPN YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-FT-000891