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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
100-230 / 300-530 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W High: 50/35 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 8-190 mA ?
TX Max 21 A Max 1.6 A Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
100 × 30 × 138 mm
(3.94 × 1.18 × 5.43 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FT-000816 YAESU-FT-000090R