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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 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 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output 1 / 10 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A 20-150 mA
TX ? Max 21 A Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002312R YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-VX-000006R