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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 130-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX 600 mA Max 1.1 A 8-190 mA
TX Max 9 A Max 21 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional XTAL controlled memories ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000270RH YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000415