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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1270-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1270-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W 250 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC 8.5-15.2V DC 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX ? 70 mA 0.9 A
TX ? Max 800 mA 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 68 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.68 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
?
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002303R YAESU-FT-000290R SAILOR-T002130