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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/148 MHz 20-80 m 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/148 MHz 20-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2 / 5 W ? 100 / 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Max 12 V DC, NiCad battery Mains 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? 1 A (squelched)
TX ? ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 196x and 196x Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 10 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)
? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000023R EICO-000753 YAESU-FT-000450AT