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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? (-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
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
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) 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5 / 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.5V DC 13.8 V DC 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX 150 mA max ? Max 600 mA
TX 1 A max ? Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000209RH YAESU-FT-000747GX YAESU-FT-000007B