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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 1240-1300 MHz General coverage
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.3-0.7 A ? ?
TX 10 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2009 Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
? ?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 219 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002800M YAESU-FT-000912R YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST