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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  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 
Freq. stability 100 cps after warm-up with 10% drift of line voltage ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - - 50 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 1.8 - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 120W PEP 1.5 kW / 1 kW 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50-120Ω 25-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX 250W ? ?
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 2011 and 201x in Japan Between 199x and 201x
Dimensions 181 × 381 × 298 mm
(7.13 × 15.00 × 11.73 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
?
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000100B YAESU-VL-002000 YAESU-SYSTEM-000600