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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 110-180 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4-12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 140 mA Max 400 mA
TX - Max 1.5 A Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in bank(s) 53 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 YAESU-FT-000011R YAESU-FT-000215