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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 220 MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 1.25m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz 220 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
?
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? Output: 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 220 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.5-15.2V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 13.8 V DC
Current RX 70 mA 35 W ?
TX Max 800 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
?
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? FTS-12 CTCSS (PL) tone encoder/decoder
MPN YAESU-FT-000290R DRAKE-DSR-000002 YAESU-FT-000311RM