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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 60-905 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m + WWV
Modulations N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM-N: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM-W: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (FM-W) or triple (FM-N/AM/SSB) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ≤ 550 mA Max 0.6 A ?
TX - Max 11.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TV tuner front end (!) Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-000965 YAESU-FT-005200 YAESU-FT-000901DM