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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
? 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW: 1500 W, AM: 300 W (100 W drive) Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 0.45 A ? 3 A max
TX Max 2.2 A ? 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
368 × 159 × 292 mm
(14.49 × 6.26 × 11.50 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-SIGMASIZER-000200R YAESU-FL-002500 KENWOOD-TS-000890S