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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.1-1300 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 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), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC ?V DC ?V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
58 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
58 × 95 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.98 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) antenna and battery included 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandscope Band scope.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-VR-000500 YAESU-VX-000150