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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW: 20 W, AM: 4 W High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000620B YAESU-FT-008900R YAESU-VL-002000