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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + CB and WWV
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? 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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m)
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 13.8V DC 13.5V DC
Current RX 20-100 mA Max 0.7 A Max 1.1 A
TX 700 mA Max 10 A Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R YAESU-FT-002200 YAESU-FT-000301