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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC Mains 11.7-15.8V DC
Current RX 8-190 mA ? 0.5 A
TX Max 1.5 A ? 2-8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT system Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000415 YAESU-FT-000980 YAESU-FTM-000010R