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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 140-170 MHz 110-174 / 410-500 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB or better
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A 60 VA
TX ? Max 11.5 A 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 53.34 × 109.22 × 38.1 mm
(2.10 × 4.30 × 1.50 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight 374 gr (13.2 oz) with standard battery 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSQ. CTCSS option 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-F000001T YAESU-FT-008500 YAESU-FT-000990