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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
30 kHz - 56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ? ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 20 mW-5 W 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 4-12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A Max 16-195 mA 1.8-2.1 A
TX Max 21 A Max 1.9 A 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1995 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
57 × 123 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.84 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with FNB-31 and antenna 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS. Twin RX. 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000051R YAESU-FTDX001200