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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
100W HF / 6m SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 10 kHz roofing ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 / 100 W High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) Mains
Current RX 1 A (squelched) Max 150 mA ?
TX Max 22 A Max 1.9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 2010 Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
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Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ? DSP
Waterfall display
Color touch panel
Independent Main & Sub bands
Active Band Monitor
High-Q Tuning Front End
ATU
USB-ports
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450 YAESU-VX-000005R YAESU-FTDX-000101D