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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 24 / 28 / 50 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheteodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
24 / 28 / 50 MHz 10-160 m (10-11-12m blocked in USA version)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 5 W max 100 W SSB: 1200W PEP, CW: 1200W, AM: 550W, FSK: 600W (100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 16-190 mA ? ?
TX 1.6 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
? 390 × 130 × 400 mm
(15.35 × 5.12 × 15.75 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna ? 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-000650 YAESU-FL-007000