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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 50 kHz - 30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 1.8 - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 1.5 kW / 1 kW 100 W 65 / 30 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 25-100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU 13.8V DC 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX ? Max 20 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 199x and 201x Between 2016 and 201x
Dimensions 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
? 154 × 43 × 155 mm
(6.06 × 1.69 × 6.10 in)
Weight 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 220 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? - 65W of Solid RF Power within a Compact Footprint
- Modulation Modes: C4FM Digital (V/D Mode, VFR Mode*, DFR Mode), FM Analog
- AMS (Automatic Mode Select) Function Automatically Recognizes the Signal as C4FM Digital or Conventional FM
- Loud and Crystal Clear Front Panel Speaker with 3W of Audio Output
- Digital GM (Group Monitor) Function
- Bright Multi-Colored LED Mode/Status Indicator Vibrantly Shows the Transceivers' Status
- Illuminated Microphone with Direct Frequency Entry
- 220 Memo
Accessories ? ? Not compatible with HRI-200 (Wires-X)
MPN YAESU-VL-002000 YAESU-SYSTEM-000600 YAESU-FTM-003200DE