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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
SDR receiver | Spectrum analyzer | Panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
30-90 / 60-300 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5 Volts (USB port powered)
Current RX 0.5 A ? 425 mA
TX 3 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2013 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
? 95 × 32 × 95 mm
(3.74 × 1.26 × 3.74 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, RIT ? USB 2.0
RS-232
Processor: Atmel AT91SAM7S256 w/ JTAG port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000480R WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000906A-6 RFSPACE-SDR-IQ