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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY ? 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 250 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x in China Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 YAESU-FT-000250R