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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) 5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 YAESU-FTDX-000401B YAESU-FT-000003DE