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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >70 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains 5.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 0.6 A 8-190 mA
TX ? 3 A max Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
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Accessories ? YC-221 Digital frequency display ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-000221R YAESU-FT-000416