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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.53-1650 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity ? ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4LR6 or external 12V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX Max 20 A - 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions ? 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000900 YUPITERU-MVT-007200 YAESU-FTM-000350