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HF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Dual Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m. @ 14° F ~ +140° F (–10 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 420-470 MHz 108-520 / 700-999.99 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.8 µV (TYP) for 10 dB SN (108 - 137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD (137 - 150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD (150 - 174 MHz, FM)
0.3 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (174 - 222 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (222 - 300 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (TYP) for 10 dB SN (300 - 336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD (336 - 420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD (420 - 520 MHz, FM)
0.4 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (800 - 900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (TYP) for 12 dB SINAD (900 - 999.99 MHz, FM)
Selectivity +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
45.05 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W @ 8 Ω for 10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - FM   FM   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W High: 50/40 W, Mid1: 20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4-16V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%), negative ground
Current RX N/A Max 200 mA 0.5 A max
TX - Max 1.5 A 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Wires and 1200/9600 baud packet ready. Detachable front panel.
Antenna duplexer
Accessories ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!) ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050 YAESU-FT-000040R YAESU-FT-007800R/E