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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 420-470 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA) 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA) 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W High: 25/10 W, Low: ?/? 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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 200 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A ? Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40 ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Scanning. CTCSS option ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX.
Accessories This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!) ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000040R YAESU-FT-000720R YAESU-FT-008900R