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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ?
Tuning steps ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 76-200 / 300-540 / 590-999 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
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Selectivity ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
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Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only) 15-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4-16V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 200 mA 2.2 A max 300-500 mA
TX Max 1.6 A 22 A max Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000050R YAESU-FT-000991 ATLAS-000215