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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM mono  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single / double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 0.5 A Max 2.2 A ?
TX Max 4 A Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
?
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 127 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000780R YAESU-FT-000920AF PHILIPS-000008-RO-501