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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band digital transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 30 kHz - 56 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 1.8-30 / 30-76 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-420 / 420-470 / 470-774 / 774-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP N-FM/ AM:Double-Conversion Superheterodyne FM / AM Radio: Direct-Conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-6 m 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 2 / 5 W 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W) 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Max 12V DC, NiCad battery 13.8 V DC 7.2 V DC 2200 mAh Li-Ion (SBR-14LI)
Current RX ? 1.8-2.1 A ?
TX ? 23 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
? 62 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) With SBR-14LI and Antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1245 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
1.7" touch screen display
System Fusion compatible
FM friendly digital operation with AMS
Large touch display
Loud and Clear voice technology
Digital Group Monitor (GM)
Image Data Transfer
GPS
1200 / 9600 bps APRS
IPX5 water resistant
MicroSD card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000073R YAESU-FTDX001200 YAESU-FT000002DR