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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup
Tuning steps ? ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 500 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 230/115 VAC 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack
Current RX ? ? 0.6-1 A
TX - ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 130 × 35 × 150 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 5.91 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000316 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) YAESU-FT-000897D