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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 1 kHz per °C temperature change after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 0.15-24 MHz in 5 bands 150-180 / 180-220 / 220-270 / 270-330 / 330-400 / 400-500 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 10 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz @ -6 dB / 50 kHz @ -20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 50 MHz
2nd: 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (100; 200; 230 V)
Current RX Max 2 A ? 90 VA
TX Max 22 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 1962 and 1963 in Great Britain Between 1964 and 1969 in Great Britain
Dimensions 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000847 EDDYSTONE-000870A EDDYSTONE-000770U-/-MKII