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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  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 5 kHz ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 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 superheterodyne ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 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 ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W 2.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 8C-size or 8.5-15.2V DC external 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 20-100 mA 70 mA ?
TX 700 mA Max 800 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile 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 PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R YAESU-FT-000690R YAESU-FT-000080C