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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 3/6/15 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10-200W (AM: 5-50W) High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 80 VA max Max 0.6 A ?
TX 720 VA max Max 11.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
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Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Twin RX Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002000D YAESU-FT-005200 YAESU-FT-001000