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Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
0.03-56 MHz Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) 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
0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) 100 / 100 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX 500-660 mA 1 A (squelched) 500 mA
TX 2.5-5.5 A Max 22 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002311R YAESU-FT-000450 SAILOR-RT000144