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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ?
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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)
FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
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
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 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) 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX 0.6-1 A 7W
TX Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage 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.
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Accessories ? -
MPN YAESU-FT-000897D NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022