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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
24 / 28 / 50 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
24 / 28 / 50 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
? 370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? CAT system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-005200 YAESU-FT-000655 YAESU-FT-000980