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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system ? ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output Max 75 W (input) High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX N/A ? 2.2 A max
TX ? ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1990 and 199x Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
Weight ? ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000050B YAESU-FT-000811 YAESU-FT-000991