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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
FM: 2µV
MW: 14µV
SW: 0.5µV
< 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W 3W max, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W ? 5/25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% Mains or 4LR20 / D 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 7W ?
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
168 × 44 × 188 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.40 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Select 5/5-tone selcall, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002200 MOTOROLA-GM-000900