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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz ? 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC ?
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? ?
TX Max 22 A 15 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
?
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version ? PLL frequency control
Tube final stage
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000857D KENWOOD-TL-000922 GEMTRONICS-GTX-005000