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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
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 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 5.5-16V DC ?V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A 8-190 mA ?
TX Max 21 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
58 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 220 gr (7.8 oz) antenna and battery included
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000815 YAESU-VR-000500