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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 3 A @ 117 VAC Max 150 mA 1 A (squelched)
TX ? Max 700 mA Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-000208R YAESU-FT-000450