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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz 150-8000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
? ?
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
? ?
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 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX 0.5 A ? 100-300 mA
TX 3 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1964 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
? 335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features NB, RIT FM Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000480R DANITA-MARK-000005 SAILOR-000046TD