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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 ppm ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 3.9-10 / 11.7-20 / 20-28 / 76-108 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 160-6 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W ? 5-200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 4.5V DC or mains Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 0.7A max ? 200 VA
TX 15A max - 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
220 × 235 × 102 mm
(8.66 × 9.25 × 4.02 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002900R SONY-ICF-005900W ICOM-IC-007851