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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Preamplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  30m (WARC)  6m 
Freq. stability 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz 1.8 / 4 / 10 / 23 / 54 MHz bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
? ?
Filters SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
27.005-27.135 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   -
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 100 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external ? Mains
Current RX 250-450 mA ? ?
TX 2.0 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1968 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
70 × 180 × 50 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.97 in)
?
Weight 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 2 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000817 ZODIAC-P-000504CH AMECO-PT