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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transmitter
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
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) ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
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
? ?
Filters SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ? ?

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)
80-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
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 SSB/CW: 90 W, AM: 35 W 15 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1956 and 1959 in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
533 × 292 × 420 mm
(20.98 × 11.50 × 16.54 in)
?
Weight 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 27.70 kg (61.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready VFO VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000817 E.F.-JOHNSON-PACEMAKER SBE-CONSOLE