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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Six meter transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 5 W 50 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external 11-pin connector from transceiver
Current RX 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
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Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000902DM YAESU-FT-000250R YAESU-FTV-000650