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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   DMR   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.35 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? TIA603: 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C: 45 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 70 dB @ 25 kHz
CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mW @ 3% THD 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz 40-15 m
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   DMR   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC VHF: 1/5 W, UHF: 1/4 W 3.5-8 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external 7.2 V DC (1300 or 2200 mAh Li-Ion) 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 350 mA
TX ? ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 2012 and 201x Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 131.5 × 63.5 × 36.2 mm
(5.18 × 2.50 × 1.43 in)
?
Weight ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-V117 battery 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. IP 57 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000817ND VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000300 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005