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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10m 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? 2 W 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10m 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2.5 W 200W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8C-size or 8.5-15.2V DC external Mains (110/240 V AC) 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 70 mA ? ?
TX Max 800 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000690R YAESU-FT-000501 YAESU-FT-000080C