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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 8-190 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.6 A Max 22 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
? 334 × 93 × 243 mm
(13.15 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000816 YAESU-FT-000950 YAESU-FT-000890AT