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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-174 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 197x and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002500M YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000900