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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-136 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) 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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? 80 VA max ?
TX - 450 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 280 × 130 × 190 mm
(11.02 × 5.12 × 7.48 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
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Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000055A YAESU-FT-002000 YAESU-FT-000817ND