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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ? 1.25m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60° C) less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 215-230 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 10dB S/N
FM-N/FM-W: 12dB SINAD

Mode 0.15-1.5 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 30-1000 MHz 1-1.5 GHz
AM 25µV 1µV 1µV 1.9µV
SSB 0.9µV 0.3µV 0.3µV 0.4µV
FM N 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV
FM W - - 1.0µV 1.0µV
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
< 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 65dB ?
Audio output ? 0.2W (8 ohm load) 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) - 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ? High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 2 A ? Max 600 mA
TX Max 22 A - Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready RS-232 computer interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000847 WINRADIO-WR-001550E KENWOOD-TM-000331A