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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: ? W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC 11-16 V DC from external supply
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX Max 3.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 1986 and 199x
Dimensions 138 × 31 × 178 mm
(5.43 × 1.22 × 7.01 in)
240 × 95 × 300 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 11.81 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-008900 YAESU-FT-000077 AOR-AR-002800