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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A Max 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO YAESU-FT-008900R YAESU-FTDX-000400