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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + 30 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 5 W max SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/100 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 16-190 mA ? ?
TX 1.6 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
?
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-000401B YAESU-FT-001000