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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
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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 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.7-15.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A 0.5 A ?
TX Max 10 A 2-8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 1982 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel. Twin RX Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-004700RH YAESU-FTM-000010R YAESU-FT-ONE