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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 100 W (AM: 25 W) Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 300-500 mA 2 A ?
TX Max 10 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000212RH YAESU-FT-000757GX-II YAESU-FT-ONE