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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 50-54 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-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 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 2.5 W 1.5-3 / 1-2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8V DC 3.2-7V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? 20-150 mA
TX Max 21 A ? 1.2-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
? 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 5000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000690R-II YAESU-VX-000002R