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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 0-30 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
Filters SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
0-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external ?V DC 9V DC
Current RX 250-450 mA ? 8 W
TX 2.0 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx
Dimensions 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
? 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
Weight 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000817 YAESU-FT-000400C RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405