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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 8.5-15.2V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 300-600 mA 70 mA Max 0.6 A
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) Max 800 mA Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 130 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000290R YAESU-FT-006200