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VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia) 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia) 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A ?
TX ? 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CAT & AQS system 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-003800 YAESU-FT-000897 YAESU-FTDX-000401B