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Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
General coverage Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version 1 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX 500-660 mA ? 500 mA
TX 2.5-5.5 A ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
? 320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002311R YAESU-FTDX-009000D SAILOR-RT000144