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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 1.1 A 200-450 mA
TX Max 21 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2012 and 2021 in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
1150 mAh Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D ICOM-ID-000051E