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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB 80 dB or better
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground Mains
Current RX 300-600 mA 60 VA
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 130 channels in 1 bank(s) 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000990