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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 8-190 mA 8-190 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 41 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-000815 YAESU-FT-000816