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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
General coverage 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 4.5 W, Low 3: 2 W, Low 2: 1 W, Low 1: 200 mW Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4-12V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 15-120 mA ? 4 A
TX Max 1.2 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31 ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000041R YAESU-FTDX-009000D ICOM-IC-000732