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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.6 A ? 200-450 mA
TX 3 A max ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Twin RX D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories YC-221 Digital frequency display ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000221R YAESU-FT-001000 ICOM-ID-000031E