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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±75 Hz from switch-on (0°-50°C)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WWV 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
4.9-5.6 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-707)
Current RX ? 20-150 mA 0.5 A max
TX ? Max 1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
238 × 27 × 235 mm
(9.37 × 1.06 × 9.25 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000901DM YAESU-VX-000006R YAESU-FV-000707DM