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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability < 10 p.p.m. (< 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-4) 0-50C ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 0.1 (CW/SSB) 0.1 / 1 (AM/FM) kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < .25 µV 1.8-30 MHz SSB
< 1 µV 1.8-30 MHz AM
(S+N/N=10dB)
? 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)
Selectivity AM-Wide: 6.0 kHz
AM-Narrow: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM (opt.): 15.0 kHz
? 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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.21 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output 1.4 W, 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-15V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 1.2 A Max 150 mA 0.6-1 A
TX - Max 1.35 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 92 × 236 mm
(9.06 × 3.62 × 9.29 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features FM optional
CAT interface
12/24h Clock
CAT interface 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-000100 YAESU-FT-000727R YAESU-FT-000897