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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ?
Tuning steps ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters ?
Receiver system ?
IF-freqs. ?
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω
Other -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 0.6-1 A
TX 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
Accessories ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897