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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 70dB ?
Audio output 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX 0.7A max ?
TX 15A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002900R YAESU-FTDX-000401B