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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 25 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains 12/24 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.6 A ? ?
TX 3 A max 5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
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Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Twin RX
Accessories YC-221 Digital frequency display ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000221R SAILOR-RT002048 YAESU-FT-001000