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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains ?
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
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Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 YAESU-FTDX-000401B E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-004230