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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX N/A ? Max 0.45 A
TX - ? Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 1990 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
? 220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B YAESU-FT-000811 YAESU-SIGMASIZER-000200R