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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 140-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 24-1800 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
Sensitivity Better than 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? ? Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-15V DC 13.8V DC or mains 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 7-150 mA 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on ?
TX 1.3 A max. Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 55 × 188 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 7.40 × 1.26 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
?
Weight 550 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-11H 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 49 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
CTCSS option (FTS-17A)
? 8 programmable GPIO's
3 programmable clock outputs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000411MKII YAESU-FT-000902DM AIRSPY-R000002