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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX 0.5 A ? 300 mA
TX 3 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
? 127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 700 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, RIT ? Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000480R YAESU-FT-000900 GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR