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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 8-190 mA 0.5 A ?
TX Max 1.5 A 3 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
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Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB, RIT IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000415 YAESU-FT-000480R YAESU-FT-000950