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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 430-440 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   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 10-160 m 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8V DC 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX Max 1.1 A Max 450 mA ?
TX Max 21 A Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 53 channels in 1 bank(s) 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ? CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000715H YAESU-FT-000250R