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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/148 MHz 2-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 2 / 5 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Max 12 V DC, NiCad battery 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX ? 3.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
?
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features High Impact case
Scan
LCD
Priority
Optional FTT-4 DTMF Pad (shown)
? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000023R YAESU-FT-000070 YAESU-FT-001000