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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX Max 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008900R YAESU-FTDX005000